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    The surname Renick

    A surname, carried by 2,123 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R520

    Renick: #14,152 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Renick #14,152, 2,123 people Renick: #14,152 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Renick #14,152, 2,123 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Renick is more common than 91.3% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Renwick.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,123 people named Renick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,429 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,014.

    #14,152
    rank among US surnames
    2,123
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.4%
    change since 2000 (was #13,787)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,148Longwell2,124145,360
    #14,152Renick2,123145,429
    #14,155Lappin2,122145,497
    #14,160Philippe2,121145,566

    Who is named Renick

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

    93% of people named Renick identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Renicks

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jesse Renick
      American basketball player (1917-1999)
    • Ruth Renick
      American actress (1893-1984)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Renick

    Renick has the Soundex code R520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R520.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Renick come from?
    Variant of Renwick.
    How common is the surname Renick?
    2,123 people in the United States had the surname Renick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,429 Americans. It ranked 14,152nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Renick?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Renick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Renick?
    Jesse Renick, American basketball player (1917-1999), followed by Ruth Renick.
    Where is the surname Renick most common?
    Wikidata records people named Renick in the United States.
    Is the surname Renick getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,123 in 2010, up 5.4%.