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 Male Renard Height
175.77 cm
Average Female Renard Height
162 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Renard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Renard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Renard (Arabic: رينار, Georgian: რენარდ, Russian: Ренард) is most common in France. It may occur as a variant: Rénard. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Renard? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,537th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 149,571 people. The surname Renard occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Renard live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Renard is also the 72,904th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 7,698 people.
The last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 30,314 people, or 1 in 2,191. In France Renard is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent are found and Grand Est, where 10 percent are found. Not including France it is found in 102 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Renard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Renard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Renard surname are 8.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.71% being registered to vote for the 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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