Show ContentsRayborn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Rayborn family

The surname Rayborn was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Rayborn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rayborn research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1331, 1468 and 1544 are included under the topic Early Rayborn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rayborn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ryburn, Raeburn, Rayburn, Reburn, Reyburn and others.

Early Notables of the Rayborn family

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Rayborn Ranking

In the United States, the name Rayborn is the 7,730th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Rayborn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rayborn Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • John Rayborn, who immigrated to America, in 1921

Contemporary Notables of the name Rayborn (post 1700) +

  • George Kenneth "Kenny" Rayborn (b. 1974), American Major League Baseball player from Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  • John Rayborn (b. 1975), American football quarterback who played three seasons in the Arena Football League with the Indiana Firebirds, Detroit Fury, Columbus Destroyers and New Orleans VooDoo
  • Calvin Rayborn II (b. 1940), American motorcycle road racer in the 1960s and early 1970s, inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999
  • Tim Rayborn, American-born musician and singer


The Rayborn Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Robur in Deo
Motto Translation: God is our strength.


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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