The Raeburn Family Name

Behind the Raeburn surname stands Rayburn, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. In origin, the name means “Someone from Ryburn in Yorkshire or Ayrshire”. Raeburn writes “e” in place of the “y” found in Rayburn, a common scribal difference. Related forms: Reyburn.

In the 2010 US Census, 408 Americans gave Raeburn as their last name (rank 51,066). It sits among the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

There is no single Raeburn family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Raeburn surname pack.