The rayon Surname
rayon Name Meaning and History
- Spanish (Rayón): augmentative of rayo ‘ray’, ‘beam’, ‘shaft (of light)’; its application as a surname is unclear.
- French: topographic name for someone who lived by cultivated land, from a variant of roion ‘furrow’.
- French: from a pet form of a personal name, either Rahier (see Rayer 1), or a Frenchified form of Rado (a short form of a compound Germanic personal name).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 11 - Messages: 52
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Rayon's of Vinton, Louisiana |
 Kiwi2k4
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| I AM LOOKING FOR! | GERRI | 2 |
| Rayon's of Vinton,Louisiana |
Kiwi2k4
| 0 |
| Rayons in Vinton, LA | Charissa Lockett | 0 |
| Rayons in Vinton, LA | Charissa Lockett | 0 |
| Thomas M. Rayon/Martha Jane reeves TN, OK |
onetok
| 3 |
| Rayon, Solemon | Charissa Lockett | 0 |
| Rayon | Louella Swader-Pipher | 3 |
| RAYON Name Variations |
frenchgal1
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| Eva A. RAYON abt 1870 - abt 1946 |
celina1
| 3 |
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