Raynor is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

surname which was first found in the historic county of

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

and was brought to England after the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...

as Reyner. The name Reyner either derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

''Ragnar'' meaning 'counsel' or the

Gallo-Roman Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, language, morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context ...

''Reginorum'' meaning 'royalty'. Notable people with the surname include: *

Gareth Raynor Gareth Raynor (born 24 February 1978) is an English former professional rugby union and rugby league footballer who last played for the London Skolars in Kingstone Press Championship 1. He is a former Great Britain international who previously ...

(born 1978), English rugby player *

George Raynor George Sidney Raynor (13 January 1907 – 24 November 1985) was an English professional footballer and one of the most successful international football managers ever. One of his greatest achievements was taking the Sweden national football t ...

(1907–1985), English footballer and football manager *

George Raynor (cricketer) George Sydney Raynor (9 October 1852 – 1 September 1887) was an English clergyman, a schoolmaster and a cricketer who played in first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University in 1872 and 1873. He was born at Sandsend, Lythe, North Yorks ...

(1852–1887), English clergyman, schoolmaster and cricketer * Michael E. Raynor (born 1967), Canadian author and researcher *

Paul Raynor Paul James Raynor (born 29 April 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has worked as assistant manager under Steve Evans at Rotherham United, Leeds United, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United and Gi ...

(born 1966), English football player and manager *

Scott Raynor Scott William Raynor, Jr. (born May 23, 1978) is an American musician, best known as the original drummer of the rock band Blink-182. Born in Poway, California, Raynor first approached the drums in his preteens as a fan of Metallica. He joined ...

(born 1978), American musician *

Taylor Raynor Taylor Darling (born November 21, 1983) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 18th district, which includes portions of the town of Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island. A Democrat, Darling was first elected in 2018 ...

(born 1983), American politician *

Vivien Raynor Vivien Raynor (d. February 15, 2009) was an American art critic whose work was published in several publications, including ''The New York Times'', ''ARTnews'', '' Art in America'', and ''The New Leader''. The 2022 Netflix-series ''The Andy Warhol ...

(died 2009), American art writer

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