Rayner Family History
Rayner Name Meaning
English: variant of Raynor . Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from an inflected form of German rein or central Yiddish rayn ‘pure’. Altered form of German Reiner . Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Rajner or Slovenian Rajnar: from a personal name of German origin (see Reiner ). Compare Rainer 5.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022