# Reynolds (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/reynolds/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Reynold.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 200,247 |
| US rank (2010) | 121 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,542 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (195,598 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɛnəldz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Reynold + -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Reynolds in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Reynolds in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Reynolds

- Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016)
- Burt Reynolds, American actor (1936–2018)
- Osborne Reynolds, Anglo-Irish innovator (1842-1912)
- Dan Reynolds, American singer
- Kevin Reynolds, American film director and screenwriter
- Butch Reynolds, American sprinter
- Marjorie Reynolds, American actress (1917–1997)
- Gene Reynolds, American actor, producer, writer, director (1923-2020)
- Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer (1900–1978)
- Bobby Reynolds, American tennis player
- Corey Reynolds, American actor
- Tanya Reynolds, British actress

and 45 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Reinhold, Reynold, Rinaldi, Rinaldo, Ronald, Romualdo, Renault.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.