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    The surname Renta

    A Spanish surname, carried by 580 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R530

    Renta: #38,214 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Renta #38,214, 580 people Renta: #38,214 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Renta #38,214, 580 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Renta is more common than 76.4% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

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

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 580 people named Renta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 532,320 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 539.

    #38,214
    rank among US surnames
    580
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.6%
    change since 2000 (was #38,587)

    Who is named Renta

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

    78% of people named Renta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 20% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78%
    • White (not Hispanic) 20%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Renta

    Renta has the Soundex code R530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R530.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Renta come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Renta. This surname is predominantly found in Puerto Rico.
    How common is the surname Renta?
    580 people in the United States had the surname Renta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 532,320 Americans. It ranked 38,214th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Renta?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Renta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Renta getting more or less common?
    More common. 539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 580 in 2010, up 7.6%.