How common is the surname Rennie?

4,076 people in the United States had the surname Rennie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,747 Americans. It ranked 8,133rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rennie?

Michael Rennie, British actor (1909-1971), followed by Tom Rennie.

Where is the surname Rennie most common?

Wikidata records people named Rennie in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Rennie getting more or less common?

More common. 3,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,076 in 2010, up 9.3%.

Is Rennie also a first name?

Yes. Rennie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rennie

A surname, carried by 4,076 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). Rennie is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

Variant of Rainey.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,076 people named Rennie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,747 Americans. That is up 9.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,728.

#8,133

rank among US surnames

4,076

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,185)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,128	Anson	4,079	75,691
#8,130	Shuck	4,078	75,710
#8,131	Armentrout	4,077	75,729
#8,133	Rennie	4,076	75,747

Who is named Rennie

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

83% of people named Rennie identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rennies

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Rennie
British actor (1909-1971)
Tom Rennie
British Army major general (1900–1945)

Notable Rennies come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rennie

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

Questions

Where does the surname Rennie come from?: Variant of Rainey.
How common is the surname Rennie?: 4,076 people in the United States had the surname Rennie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,747 Americans. It ranked 8,133rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rennie?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Rennie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rennie?: Michael Rennie, British actor (1909-1971), followed by Tom Rennie.
Where is the surname Rennie most common?: Wikidata records people named Rennie in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Rennie getting more or less common?: More common. 3,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,076 in 2010, up 9.3%.
Is Rennie also a first name?: Yes. Rennie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.