How common is the surname Wrenn?

5,160 people in the United States had the surname Wrenn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,834 Americans. It ranked 6,566th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wrenn?

Heaton Wrenn, American rugby union player (1900–1978).

Where is the surname Wrenn most common?

Wikidata records people named Wrenn in the United States.

Is the surname Wrenn getting more or less common?

More common. 5,133 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,160 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname Wrenn

A surname, carried by 5,160 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wrenn is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,160 people named Wrenn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,834 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,133.

#6,566

rank among US surnames

5,160

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,145)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,560	Stricker	5,164	59,788
#6,562	Endres	5,163	59,800
#6,565	MacGregor	5,161	59,823
#6,566	Wrenn	5,160	59,834
#6,567	Gaylord	5,159	59,846

Who is named Wrenn

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

82% of people named Wrenn identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wrenns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Heaton Wrenn
American rugby union player (1900–1978)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wrenn

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

Questions

How common is the surname Wrenn?: 5,160 people in the United States had the surname Wrenn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,834 Americans. It ranked 6,566th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wrenn?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Wrenn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wrenn?: Heaton Wrenn, American rugby union player (1900–1978).
Where is the surname Wrenn most common?: Wikidata records people named Wrenn in the United States.
Is the surname Wrenn getting more or less common?: More common. 5,133 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,160 in 2010, up 0.5%.