Traynor Name Origin and Family Crest

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Traynor family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

The meaning behind Traynor

Traynor began as an Irish family name. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “the son of Treanfhear (strong man or champion)”.

Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name. Traynor ranked 9,013 in the 2010 US Census, with 3,628 people answering to the name. That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames. Traynor sounds close to Turnor, so it can help to search both.

Get the complete Traynor report, with a museum-style coat of arms.