How common is the surname Reneau?

3,279 people in the United States had the surname Reneau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,158 Americans. It ranked 9,865th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Reneau?

Paul Réneau, Belizean sprinter (* 1960).

Where is the surname Reneau most common?

Wikidata records people named Reneau in Belize.

Is the surname Reneau getting more or less common?

More common. 3,049 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,279 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Reneau

A surname, carried by 3,279 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reneau is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,279 people named Reneau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,158 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,049.

#9,865

rank among US surnames

3,279

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,789)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,859	O'Boyle	3,281	94,101
#9,861	Decosta	3,280	94,130
#9,865	Reneau	3,279	94,158
#9,870	Biles	3,278	94,187
#9,872	Dake	3,277	94,216
#9,873	Bingaman	3,276	94,245

Who is named Reneau

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

80% of people named Reneau identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reneaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Réneau
Belizean sprinter (* 1960)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reneau

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

Questions

How common is the surname Reneau?: 3,279 people in the United States had the surname Reneau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,158 Americans. It ranked 9,865th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reneau?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Reneau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Reneau?: Paul Réneau, Belizean sprinter (* 1960).
Where is the surname Reneau most common?: Wikidata records people named Reneau in Belize.
Is the surname Reneau getting more or less common?: More common. 3,049 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,279 in 2010, up 7.5%.