How common is the surname Regnier?

2,488 people in the United States had the surname Regnier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,094 Americans. It ranked 12,476th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Regnier?

Natacha Régnier, Belgian actress.

Where is the surname Regnier most common?

Wikidata records people named Regnier in Belgium.

Is the surname Regnier getting more or less common?

More common. 2,315 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,488 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Regnier

A surname, carried by 2,488 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Regnier is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,488 people named Regnier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 124,094 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,315.

#12,476

rank among US surnames

2,488

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,317)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,467	Como	2,490	123,994
#12,473	Pentecost	2,489	124,044
#12,476	Beaupre	2,488	124,094
#12,482	Bade	2,487	124,144
#12,485	Lowrie	2,485	124,244

Who is named Regnier

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Regnier identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Regniers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Natacha Régnier
Belgian actress, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Regnier

Regnier has the Soundex code R256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R256.

Questions

How common is the surname Regnier?: 2,488 people in the United States had the surname Regnier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,094 Americans. It ranked 12,476th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Regnier?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Regnier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Regnier?: Natacha Régnier, Belgian actress.
Where is the surname Regnier most common?: Wikidata records people named Regnier in Belgium.
Is the surname Regnier getting more or less common?: More common. 2,315 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,488 in 2010, up 7.5%.