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There are approximately 65,825 people named Reynolds in the UK. That makes it the 114th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,042 are named Reynolds.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From name of parent

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The Reynolds surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Sax.) Sincere or pure love from, Rhein, pure, and hold, the old English for love. It also may signify strong or firm hold.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

REYNOLDS. From Rainhold, a Tentonic personal name of great antiquity. Several tenants in chief in Domesd. are called Raiuaklus.— Revnell, Reynard. Rev

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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