How common is the surname Renfro?

9,806 people in the United States had the surname Renfro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,485 Americans. It ranked 3,623rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Renfro?

Brad Renfro, American actor (1982–2008), followed by Mel Renfro.

Where is the surname Renfro most common?

Wikidata records people named Renfro in the United States.

Is the surname Renfro getting more or less common?

More common. 9,781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,806 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Renfro

A surname, carried by 9,806 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Renfro is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

Variant of Renfrew.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,806 people named Renfro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,485 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 9,781.

#3,623

rank among US surnames

9,806

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,345)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,615	Musser	9,820	31,440
#3,616	Canada	9,819	31,444
#3,617	Witte	9,816	31,453
#3,619	Johansen	9,815	31,456
#3,620	Delrio	9,814	31,460
#3,621	Guenther	9,809	31,476
#3,622	Taggart	9,808	31,479

Who is named Renfro

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

83% of people named Renfro identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Renfros

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brad Renfro
American actor (1982–2008)
Mel Renfro
American football player (born 1941)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Renfro

Renfro has the Soundex code R516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R516.

Questions

Where does the surname Renfro come from?: Variant of Renfrew.
How common is the surname Renfro?: 9,806 people in the United States had the surname Renfro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,485 Americans. It ranked 3,623rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Renfro?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Renfro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Renfro?: Brad Renfro, American actor (1982–2008), followed by Mel Renfro.
Where is the surname Renfro most common?: Wikidata records people named Renfro in the United States.
Is the surname Renfro getting more or less common?: More common. 9,781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,806 in 2010, up 0.3%.