Renard Surname
Approximately 48,723 people bear this surname
Renard Surname Definition:
(Teutonic and French-Teut.) the Old Teutonic Renhard, Reginhard, Reginhart (whence French Regnard, Regnart, Renard), Reg(e)n- h(e)ard, etc. = Mightily Firm or Brave [v. under Rainbird, and + O.L.Ger. hard = O.H.Ger. hart = Old English h(e)ard = Old Norse harð-r, hard, firm, brave] We find this term in ‘Beówulf,’ l.
Read More About This SurnameRenard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 30,314 | 1:2,191 | 139 |
| Belgium | 9,745 | 1:1,180 | 43 |
| United States | 2,762 | 1:131,231 | 13,823 |
| Haiti | 2,317 | 1:4,611 | 583 |
| Tanzania | 531 | 1:99,702 | 9,819 |
| Germany | 363 | 1:221,778 | 24,859 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Canada | 254 | 1:145,061 | 14,859 |
| England | 208 | 1:267,875 | 21,171 |
| Switzerland | 203 | 1:40,458 | 5,729 |
| Spain | 195 | 1:239,754 | 15,567 |
| Netherlands | 144 | 1:117,272 | 18,528 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Russia | 117 | 1:1,231,821 | 89,522 |
| Argentina | 109 | 1:392,141 | 30,168 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Denmark | 70 | 1:80,639 | 7,855 |
| French Polynesia | 68 | 1:4,129 | 932 |
| Chile | 64 | 1:275,257 | 8,123 |
| Sweden | 63 | 1:156,298 | 10,904 |
| New Caledonia | 62 | 1:4,455 | 817 |
| Poland | 58 | 1:655,323 | 57,058 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Luxembourg | 35 | 1:16,587 | 3,734 |
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 83 | 1:293,679 | 20,037 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 278 | 1:180,643 | 16,096 |
The alternate forms: Rénard (1) are calculated separately.
Renard (7,698) may also be a first name.
Renard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic and French-Teut.) the Old Teutonic Renhard, Reginhard, Reginhart (whence French Regnard, Regnart, Renard), Reg(e)n- h(e)ard, etc. = Mightily Firm or Brave [v. under Rainbird, and + O.L.Ger. hard = O.H.Ger. hart = Old English h(e)ard = Old Norse harð-r, hard, firm, brave] We find this term in ‘Beówulf,’ l. 657— rondas regn-hearde (shield-bosses extremely hard). (French-Teut.) a nickname from the Fox [French renard, a fox: etymology as above]
The personal name Reinardus.
(French.) A fox, cunning.
Renard Demographics
Average Renard Salary in
United States
$45,574 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Renard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Renard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Renard (Arabic: رينار, Georgian: რენარდ, Russian: Ренард) has its highest incidence in France. It can be found as: Rénard. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Renard? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,537th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 149,571 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Renard reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 72,904th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 7,698 people.
This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 30,314 people, or 1 in 2,191. In France Renard is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent live and Grand Est, where 10 percent live. Aside from France this last name is found in 102 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Renard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Renard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Renard surname grew 994 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Renard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Renard last name are 8.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.71% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Renard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.17% less than the national average, earning R 39,984 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $45,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $48,816 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Renard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Renard in the Georgian language | ||
| რენარდ | renard | - |
| Renard in the Russian language | ||
| Ренард | renard | - |
| Renard in the Arabic language | ||
| رينار | rynar | - |
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