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    The surname Renard

    A French surname, carried by 2,269 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R563

    Renard: #13,431 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Renard #13,431, 2,269 people Renard: #13,431 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Renard #13,431, 2,269 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Renard is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French renard (“fox”), or from Old French Renart.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,269 people named Renard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,071 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,949.

    #13,431
    rank among US surnames
    2,269
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16.4%
    change since 2000 (was #14,149)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,427Legere2,270136,011
    #13,431Renard2,269136,071
    #13,435Forshee2,268136,131
    #13,438Epperly2,267136,191
    #13,440Lerman2,266136,251

    Who is named Renard

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

    82% of people named Renard identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Renards

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • André Renard
      Belgian activist (1911-1962)
    • Alphonse François Renard
      Belgian geologist, petrographer (1842–1903)
    • Olivier Renard
      Belgian footballer, born 1979

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Renard

    Renard has the Soundex code R563, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R563.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Renard come from?
    Borrowed from French renard (“fox”), or from Old French Renart.
    How common is the surname Renard?
    2,269 people in the United States had the surname Renard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,071 Americans. It ranked 13,431st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Renard?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Renard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Renard?
    André Renard, Belgian activist (1911-1962), followed by Alphonse François Renard.
    Where is the surname Renard most common?
    Wikidata records people named Renard in Belgium.
    Is the surname Renard getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,949 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,269 in 2010, up 16%.