How common is the surname Wren?

11,211 people in the United States had the surname Wren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,540 Americans. It ranked 3,220th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Wren most common?

Wikidata records people named Wren in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Wren getting more or less common?

More common. 10,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,211 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Wren also a first name?

Yes. Wren 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 Wren

An English nickname surname, carried by 11,211 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹɛn/ 1 syllable Soundex W650 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wren is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Wren is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,211 people named Wren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,540 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,743.

#3,220

rank among US surnames

11,211

people in 2010

3.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,092)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,211	Paulsen	11,243	27,461
#3,212	Harwood	11,238	27,473
#3,214	Victor	11,234	27,483
#3,215	Stanfield	11,229	27,495
#3,217	Ruvalcaba	11,220	27,517
#3,218	Newsom	11,218	27,522
#3,219	Shipp	11,217	27,525

Who is named Wren

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

76% of people named Wren identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wrens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amy Wren
British actress, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wren

Wren has the Soundex code W650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W650.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wren come from?: Originally a nickname, from Middle English wrenne (“wren”).
How common is the surname Wren?: 11,211 people in the United States had the surname Wren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,540 Americans. It ranked 3,220th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wren?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Wren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wren?: Amy Wren, British actress.
Where is the surname Wren most common?: Wikidata records people named Wren in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Wren?: Wren is /ɹɛn/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Wren?: Wren is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Wren getting more or less common?: More common. 10,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,211 in 2010, up 4.4%.
Is Wren also a first name?: Yes. Wren 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.