How common is the surname Renaud?

6,094 people in the United States had the surname Renaud in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,664 Americans. It ranked 5,688th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Renaud?

Brent Renaud, American documentary filmmaker and journalist (1971–2022), followed by Chris Renaud.

Where is the surname Renaud most common?

Wikidata records people named Renaud in the United States.

Is the surname Renaud getting more or less common?

More common. 5,883 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,094 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Renaud also a first name?

Yes. Renaud is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Renaud

A French surname, carried by 6,094 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R530 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Renaud is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Renaud.

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 6,094 people named Renaud in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,664 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,883.

#5,688

rank among US surnames

6,094

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,440)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,679	Wooley	6,109	50,539
#5,680	Lamm	6,105	50,573
#5,681	Gosselin	6,104	50,581
#5,683	Aguila	6,103	50,589
#5,684	Radtke	6,099	50,622
#5,685	Strobel	6,097	50,639
#5,686	Deweese	6,095	50,656

Who is named Renaud

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

84% of people named Renaud identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Renauds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brent Renaud
American documentary filmmaker and journalist (1971–2022)
Chris Renaud
American illustrator and filmmaker, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Renaud

Renaud has the Soundex code R530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R530.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Renaud come from?: Borrowed from French Renaud.
How common is the surname Renaud?: 6,094 people in the United States had the surname Renaud in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,664 Americans. It ranked 5,688th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Renaud?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Renaud identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Renaud?: Brent Renaud, American documentary filmmaker and journalist (1971–2022), followed by Chris Renaud.
Where is the surname Renaud most common?: Wikidata records people named Renaud in the United States.
Is the surname Renaud getting more or less common?: More common. 5,883 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,094 in 2010, up 3.6%.
Is Renaud also a first name?: Yes. Renaud is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.