The surname Renken
A patronymic surname, carried by 2,315 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex R525
Origin
From the German and Dutch surname, patronymic form of Renk.
Renken is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,315 people named Renken in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,367 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,087.
Who is named Renken
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Renken identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- White (not Hispanic) 94%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
- Two or more races 1.3%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Renken
Renken has the Soundex code R525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R525.
Questions
- Where does the surname Renken come from?
- From the German and Dutch surname, patronymic form of Renk.
- How common is the surname Renken?
- 2,315 people in the United States had the surname Renken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,367 Americans. It ranked 13,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Renken?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Renken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- What type of surname is Renken?
- Renken is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Renken getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,315 in 2010, up 11%.