# René (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,933 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,860 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 105,266 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (2,175 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named René 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) | 24% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named René in the United States.

## People named René

- Wendy Rene, American singer
- Henri René, American musician (1906–1993)
- Chris Rene, American musician

## Similar surnames

Reyna, Reno, Ren, Rein, Reina, Rennie, Reneau, Rone, Renn, Rine, Renna, Rehn.

## 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.