How common is the surname Reynolds?

200,247 people in the United States had the surname Reynolds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,542 Americans. It ranked 121st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Reynolds?

Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016), followed by Burt Reynolds.

Where is the surname Reynolds most common?

Wikidata records people named Reynolds in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Reynolds?

Reynolds is /ˈɹɛnəldz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Reynolds getting more or less common?

More common. 195,598 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 200,247 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Reynolds

A patronymic surname, carried by 200,247 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɛnəldz/ 2 syllables Soundex R543

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reynolds is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

From Reynold + -s.

Reynolds is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 200,247 people named Reynolds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,542 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 195,598.

#121

rank among US surnames

200,247

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #106)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#112	Fisher	214,703	1,438
#113	Vasquez	212,781	1,451
#114	Simmons	210,182	1,469
#115	Romero	208,614	1,480
#116	Jordan	208,403	1,481
#117	Patterson	205,423	1,503
#118	Alexander	204,621	1,509

Who is named Reynolds

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Reynolds identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reynoldss

57 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1987
Kevin Reynolds
American film director and screenwriter, born 1952
Butch Reynolds
American sprinter, born 1964
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, born 1982
Corey Reynolds
American actor, born 1974
Tanya Reynolds
British actress, born 1991

Notable Reynoldss come mostly from the United States (53), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reynolds

Reynolds has the Soundex code R543, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R543.

Questions

Where does the surname Reynolds come from?: From Reynold + -s.
How common is the surname Reynolds?: 200,247 people in the United States had the surname Reynolds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,542 Americans. It ranked 121st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reynolds?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Reynolds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Reynolds?: Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016), followed by Burt Reynolds.
Where is the surname Reynolds most common?: Wikidata records people named Reynolds in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Reynolds?: Reynolds is /ˈɹɛnəldz/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Reynolds?: Reynolds is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Reynolds getting more or less common?: More common. 195,598 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 200,247 in 2010, up 2.4%.