Find out how popular the last name Raybon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Raybon.

Raybon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Raybon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Raybon in America

Raybon is the 18262nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Raybon surname appeared 1,521 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Raybon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Raybon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Raybon

The surname Raybon has its origins in the French region of Normandy, where it first appeared in the 11th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French words "raie" and "bon," meaning "ray" and "good" respectively. This combination likely referred to a person with a sunny or cheerful disposition, or perhaps someone who lived near a stream or body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a certain Raibon de Montfort is listed as a landowner in the county of Somerset, England. This suggests that the name had already spread from Normandy to England by the late 11th century, likely due to the Norman conquest of 1066.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various forms such as Raybourn, Reybourne, and Raybun in various medieval records and manuscripts across Normandy and England. One notable bearer of the name was Sir William Raybon, a knight who fought alongside King Edward III in the Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years' War in 1346.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Raybon family established roots in various parts of England, with branches settling in counties like Somerset, Devon, and Kent. One prominent figure from this era was John Raybon (1547-1625), a wealthy merchant and landowner who served as the Mayor of Taunton in Somerset.

In the 18th century, the Raybon surname began to spread further across the British Isles and beyond. James Raybon (1712-1784) was a Scottish explorer and navigator who accompanied Captain James Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific Ocean in the 1770s.

Another notable bearer of the name was Mary Raybon (1768-1843), an English writer and poet who published several volumes of poetry and prose during the Romantic period. Her work was praised by contemporaries such as Lord Byron and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

As the centuries progressed, the Raybon name continued to disperse across the globe, with many bearers of the name emigrating to the Americas, Australia, and other parts of the world. However, the name's roots can be traced back to its origins in the medieval Normandy region of France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Raybon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Raybon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Raybon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Raybon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Raybon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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