Rayburn

English

Alternative forms

• Raeburn, Reyburn, Ryburn

Etymology 1

Scottish habitational surname, from Raeburn, a place in the Scottish Borders name from Scots rae (“roebuck”) + burn (“stream”).

Proper noun

Rayburn (countable and uncountable, plural Rayburns)

1. A surname from Scots.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama.
   2. A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
   3. An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Texas.
   4. An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rayburn is the 4152^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8532 individuals. Rayburn is most common among White (92.87%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Noun

Rayburn (plural Rayburns)

1. An old-fashioned stove resembling an AGA cooker.
   • 2023, Kate Atkinson, “The Void”, in Normal Rules Don’t Apply, Penguin (2024), page 3:

     The living room was half-panelled in dark oak, and in the big farmhouse kitchen the ancient cream Rayburn beamed comfort.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rayburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.