# Renaud (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/renaud/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,094 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,688 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 50,664 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (5,883 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Renaud.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Renaud in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Renaud in the United States.

## People named Renaud

- Brent Renaud, American documentary filmmaker and journalist (1971–2022)
- Chris Renaud, American illustrator and filmmaker

## Similar surnames

Rand, Renda, Riendeau, Renta, Rondeau, Roundy, Randhawa, Rando, Round, Ranta, Ramnauth.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.