Raynor is an English surname which was first found in the historic county of Yorkshire ^[1] and was brought to England after the Norman Conquest as Reyner. The name Reyner either derived from the Old Norse Ragnar meaning 'counsel' or the Gallo-Roman Reginorum meaning 'royalty'.

Contents

• Surname
• Given name
• See also
• References

Surname

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alex Raynor, American football player
• Angie Raynor (born 1967), American handball player
• Anna Raynor (born 1985), American javelin thrower
• Bruce S. Raynor, American labor union executive
• Eldon Raynor (1933–2022), Bermudian cricketer
• Gareth Raynor (born 1978), English rugby player
• Geoffrey Raynor (1913–1983), English metallurgist and university academic
• George Raynor (1907–1985), English footballer and football manager
• George Raynor (cricketer) (1852–1887), English clergyman, schoolmaster and cricketer
• George Raynor (pirate) (1665–1743), pirate active in the Indian Ocean
• Helen Raynor (born 1972), Welsh screenwriter and editor
• Henry Raynor (1917–1989), British musicologist and author
• Ian Raynor (born 1972), Bermudian swimmer
• Jaylen Raynor, American college football player
• John Raynor (born 1984), American baseball player
• John Patrick Raynor (1923–1997), American Catholic priest and university president
• Joseph B. Raynor Jr. (1923–2014), American politician
• Kenneth Raynor (1886–1973), English cricketer
• Kim Raynor, American football coach
• Michael A. Raynor (born 1962), American diplomat
• Michael E. Raynor (born 1967), Canadian writer and expert on business management practices
• Michael Raynor (actor), American actor, director and writer
• Molly Raynor (1905–1976), New Zealand and Australian actress
• Paul Raynor (born 1966), English football player and manager
• Paul Raynor (footballer, born 1957) (1957–2010), English footballer
• Scott Raynor (born 1978), American musician
• Seth Raynor (1874–1926), American golf course architect and engineer
• Sheila Raynor (1906–1998), British actress
• Sheridan Raynor (1934–2011), Bermudian cricketer
• Taylor Raynor (born 1983), American politician
• Timothy L. Raynor (born 1950), American actor and stuntman
• Vivien Raynor (1927–2009), American art writer
• William Raynor (1795–1860), English Victoria Cross recipient

Given name

Notable people with the given name include:

• Raynor Johnson (1901–1987), Australian parapsychologist, physicist and author
• Raynor Parkinson (born 1988), German rugby player
• Raynor Scheine (born 1942), American actor
• Raynor Taylor (1747–1825), American composer
• Raynor Winn (born 1962), English author

See also

• Jim Raynor, fictional character in the StarCraft series and Heroes of the Storm
• Rainer (disambiguation)
• Rainier (disambiguation)
• Rayner (disambiguation)
• Reiner (disambiguation)
• Reyner
• All pages with titles containing Raynor

References

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Raynor.
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