Given name & surname · also Old English, Gaelic
Redmond
“a wise protector”
Redmond is a form of Raymond. One German interpretation is “a wise protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Redmond carries the interpretation “a wise protector.” Redmond is a form of Raymond. One German interpretation is “a wise protector.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old English.
How it developed
Redmond is used as a form of Raymond.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Redmond through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 819
- 819 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,113 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,113 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 545 as a first name in 2020; 21,153 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Redmond’s family of names
Redmond shares a linguistic root with Raymond. Redmond has a related form in Radmond. Redmond is a form of Raymond.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Redmonvariant
- Redmunvariant
- Raedmondevariant
- Raedmondvariant
- Raedmundevariant
- Raedmundvariant
- Redmundevariant
- Redmundvariant
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Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Redmond
- Red GerardAmerican snowboarderborn 2000
- Redmond O'Hanlonwriter, academicborn 1947
- Redmond Morris, 4th Baron KillaninIrish film producer (born 1947)
- Redmond BarryAnglo-Australian lawyer and judge1813–1880
- Redmond Prendivillemetropolitan bishop (1900–1968)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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