How common is the surname Renn?

2,878 people in the United States had the surname Renn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,278 Americans. It ranked 11,047th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Renn most common?

Wikidata records people named Renn in the United States.

Is the surname Renn getting more or less common?

More common. 2,805 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,878 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Renn

A surname, carried by 2,878 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Renn is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,878 people named Renn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,278 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,805.

#11,047

rank among US surnames

2,878

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #10,504)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,040	Bruder	2,880	107,203
#11,044	Rickett	2,879	107,241
#11,047	Branum	2,878	107,278
#11,051	Dabrowski	2,877	107,315
#11,054	Béres	2,876	107,352

Who is named Renn

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

94% of people named Renn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Renns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Crystal Renn
American model, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Renn

Renn 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 Renn?: 2,878 people in the United States had the surname Renn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,278 Americans. It ranked 11,047th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Renn?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Renn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Renn?: Crystal Renn, American model.
Where is the surname Renn most common?: Wikidata records people named Renn in the United States.
Is the surname Renn getting more or less common?: More common. 2,805 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,878 in 2010, up 2.6%.