# Wren (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,211 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,220 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,540 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (10,743 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɛn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Originally a nickname, from Middle English wrenne (“wren”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wren 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) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wren in the United Kingdom.

## People named Wren

- Amy Wren, British actress

## Similar surnames

Wrenn, Wrona, Warren, Warn, Warne, Wareham, Wurm, Worm.

## 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.