# Renta (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/renta/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 580 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,214 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 532,320 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.6% (539 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Renta. This surname is predominantly found in Puerto Rico.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Renta in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 78% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Similar surnames

Renaud, Renda, Ranta, Rand, Rondeau, Roundy, Randhawa, Riendeau, Rando, Round, Ramnauth.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.