Parent’s name

Raymond surname meaning

An English and French surname from the Norman personal name Raimund/Raimond (Germanic ragin “counsel” + mund “protection”); also Americanized Raimondo/Raimund.

Confidence: High
US frequency: Rank 894 · 38,375 people
Common variants: Raymond, Raimond, Raimondo, Raymund, Redmond

The short story

Raymond is an English and French surname from the Norman personal name Raimund or Raimond, from ancient Germanic ragin (“advice, counsel”) plus mund (“protection”). Italian Raimondo and German Raimund are cognates often Americanized to Raymond; Redmond can represent an Irish parallel in some lines. The given name was popular after the Norman Conquest and settled as a hereditary surname in England and France. Parent’s name is high confidence: DAFN treats Raymond as a personal-name surname across these Romance and Germanic spellings.

Also seen as: Raymond, Raimond, Raimondo, Raymund, Redmond

Sources used

Ancestry / DAFN entry for Raymond (Norman Raimund; ragin + mund; Italian/German cognates)
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