Rendall Surname

95,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Rendall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Probably mere changes rung upon Randle or Randal, the nick, of Randolph (v. Randall). Perhaps, however, it would be more natural to refer them to Rennell (which see), a popular form of Reynold.

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Rendall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5351:36,2984,761
United States9711:373,28433,060
Scotland8671:6,175987
Australia4491:60,1247,285
Canada3301:111,65311,929
New Zealand2471:18,3333,213
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
Wales1081:28,6532,938
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Cape Verde571:9,292337
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Norway231:223,57824,793
France231:2,887,944200,772
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guam11:160,1214,893
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9601:25,3913,501
Scotland6231:6,008873
Wales231:68,1923,286
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

Rendall (348) may also be a first name.

Rendall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Probably mere changes rung upon Randle or Randal, the nick, of Randolph (v. Randall). Perhaps, however, it would be more natural to refer them to Rennell (which see), a popular form of Reynold. Then the 'd' would be merely intrusive, as is common after.

Solomon Rendoll, 1678: Reg. Canterbury Cath.

1757. Married — James Rendall and Rachel Witcomb: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From Randall, diminutive of Randolph, or (2) from diminutive of Reynold, i.e. Reginald. Said to be the earliest native Orcadian surname. The earliest mention of it is in 1325-6, when it is recorded that Rechinald (Reginald) de Rayndal's betrothed had been carried to Norway (Diplomatarium Norvegicum, VII, p. 125). John Randell or Rendell appears lawman of Orkney in 1438 and 1446 (REO., p. 10, 51), and James Rendall is recorded in Kirkwall in 1516 (SCM., V, p. 395). Rendaill of that Ilk is mentioned in 1565 (REO., p. 282). The Orkney surname is of local origin from the township of Rendall in the parish of Rendall.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 for Randall, Randell, Randle (q.v.), through the pron. Rān-. (rarely) 2 belonging to Rendall, Orkney, formerly Rennadal [first element doubtful: cp. Old Norse renna, a run, course; or perh. Renna is the genit. of a name like Renni or Rein(n)i; and + Old Norse dal-r, a dale, valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a mere variety of pronunciation of Bundle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Orkney.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rendall Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rendall Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rendall (Marathi: रॅन्डल, Russian: Рендалл) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Rendall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rendall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,275th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,458,968 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Rendall live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Rendall is also the 467,354th most common first name worldwide It is held by 348 people.

Rendall is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,535 people, or 1 in 36,298. In England Rendall is most numerous in: Greater London, where 12 percent are found, Somerset, where 9 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Scotland, where 17 percent are found.

Rendall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rendall has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rendall last name expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 470 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rendall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rendall surname are 19.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rendall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning 364,174 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 210.77% more than the national average, earning R 738,504 per year; in United States they earn 14.97% more than the national average, earning $49,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhendall930/
Rendal921,661/
Rndall922/
Riendeall881/
Rendale86966/
Rendahl86515/
Rindall8637/
Rendoll8624/
Ærendal869/
Rendhal862/
Raendal861/
Rehndal861/
Råndall861/
Remdall860/
Rndal831/
Rendhale8016/
Rørendal808/
Rindhall805/
Rindalhl803/
Reendahl801/
Rindal771,166/
Rendol7739/
Ørndal7719/
Ryndal7716/
Røndal779/
Ründal778/
Remdal771/
Rindahl71659/
Rimndal71337/
Rendole7142/
Röndahl7124/
Remdahl7123/
Ørndahl7114/
Rendohl7111/
Røyndal7110/
Røndahl715/
Rindalh713/
Rendolh712/
Rendeil711/
Rindale711/
Rindhal711/
Rhindal711/
Renddol711/
Rimdall710/
Rendold710/
Rönndahl67177/
Rendolph678/

Rendall Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rendall in the Marathi language
रॅन्डलrendala50
रन्डालrandala50
Rendall in the Russian language
Рендаллrendall-

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