How common is the surname Ren?

5,247 people in the United States had the surname Ren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,842 Americans. It ranked 6,470th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ren?

Alexis Ren, American social media personality, actress, entrepreneur and model.

Where is the surname Ren most common?

Wikidata records people named Ren in the United States.

Is the surname Ren getting more or less common?

More common. 2,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,247 in 2010, up 125%.

The surname Ren

A Chinese surname, carried by 5,247 people in the United States.

Pronounced /rɛn/ 1 syllable Soundex R500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ren is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 妊 (Rèn), an ancient surname also used as an adjective meaning "pregnant". Doublet of Jen.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,247 people named Ren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,842 Americans. That is up 125% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,333.

#6,470

rank among US surnames

5,247

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+124.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,241)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,467	Choy	5,254	58,764
#6,468	Vining	5,253	58,775
#6,469	Escoto	5,249	58,820
#6,470	Aronson	5,247	58,842

Who is named Ren

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

85% of people named Ren identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
White (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Rens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexis Ren
American social media personality, actress, entrepreneur and model, born 1996

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ren

Ren has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ren come from?: From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 妊 (Rèn), an ancient surname also used as an adjective meaning "pregnant". Doublet of Jen.
How common is the surname Ren?: 5,247 people in the United States had the surname Ren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,842 Americans. It ranked 6,470th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ren?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Ren identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ren?: Alexis Ren, American social media personality, actress, entrepreneur and model.
Where is the surname Ren most common?: Wikidata records people named Ren in the United States.
How do you pronounce Ren?: Ren is /rɛn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Ren getting more or less common?: More common. 2,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,247 in 2010, up 125%.