Rayburn

Rayburn

English

Alternative forms

• Raeburn, Reyburn, Ryburn

Etymology 1

Scottish habitational surname, from Raeburn, a place in the Scottish Borders name from Scots rae (“roebuck”) + burn (“stream”).

Proper noun

Rayburn (plural Rayburns)

1. A surname from Scots.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rayburn is the 4152^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8532 individuals. Rayburn is most common among White (92.87%) individuals.

Noun

Rayburn (plural Rayburns)

1. An old-fashioned stove resembling an AGA cooker.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rayburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.