What is the ethnic origin of the last name Raylen??

Question

What is the ethnic origin of the last name Raylen??

Answer 1

I'm not sure, but it sounds either irish or scottish.

Answer 2

Assuming that this is actually the original name/ spelling, it may be from England (at least one immigrant from England came to the US).  The fly in the ointment is that the spelling YOU know, is not always the way it was. Variations are documented from Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia, etc.

The important thing to know is that regardless of where a name is "said" to be from.. the only valid or reliable way is to find where YOUR ancestor with the name, came from.

houseofnames sells a lot of merchandise, but doesn't tell you the facts.

Answer 3

It sounds Anglo or Celtic

No listing at houseofnames.com

However, try some variant spellings in your research. Many names changed many times previous to 1900