Explore the Family Name Raymo

The meaning of Raymo

1. Americanized form of Italian Raimo. 2. Altered form of French Raymond or of its altered form Ramo.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Raymo in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Raymo saw a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the name dropped by approximately 6.35% from 26,125 in 2000 to 27,783 in 2010. In terms of actual counts, the number of individuals bearing the name also fell slightly by 1.82%, from 881 in 2000 to 865 in 2010. This represented a drop in proportion per 100,000 people from 0.33 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010, indicating that the popularity of the surname Raymo was somewhat less widespread in 2010 compared to 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,125	#27,783	-6.35%
Count	881	865	-1.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.29	-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raymo

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Raymo, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a few shifts over the decade. The proportion of those identifying as White increased marginally by 0.36%, rising from 85.70% in 2000 to 86.01% in 2010. Interestingly, the proportion identifying as Black also saw an increase, growing from 7.95% in 2000 to 8.32% in 2010. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races saw an increase in proportion by 11.89%. However, the Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander categories both saw decreases of 36.97% and 12.66% respectively. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained fairly stable, with a small increase of 1.10%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.7%	86.01%	0.36%
Black	7.95%	8.32%	4.65%
Two or More Races	2.27%	2.54%	11.89%
Hispanic	2.38%	1.5%	-36.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.91%	0.92%	1.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	0.69%	-12.66%