About the Rayment Surname

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Raymond could easily become Rayment. In origin, the name means “From the Norman personal name Raymond”.

• About 363 people in the United States were recorded as Rayment in 2010, placing it 56,310 on the national list.
• Rayment is listed among the recognised spellings of Raymond.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Related forms: Raymon, Raymundo and Raimond.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Rayment, so the heraldry linked to Raymond is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Rayment family name pack.