How common is the last name Reynolds?

191,703 people in the United States have the last name Reynolds, about 1 in 1,559. It ranks #125 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

REYNOLDS

#125

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
191,703
About
1 in 1,559
This common or more
18.5%
Who bears it

Of the 191,703 people with the last name Reynolds, 77.9% reported their origin as White, 12.9% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Reynolds

#123 Graham · 194,159#124 Moreno · 192,910#126 Griffin · 191,130#127 West · 189,360

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Reynolds, most common first.

#44,906 Reynold · 514#54,078 Reynaldo · 412#58,829 Reynoldson · 372#93,627 Reinold · 210#103,857 Renalds · 184#108,965 Renyolds · 173#109,465 Rennolds · 172

Also a first name

As a first name, Reynolds ranks #11,235 of 53,615, with 1,153 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 37 births. See Reynolds as a first name

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