Renfro Surname

39,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Renfro Surname Definition:

(Scottish) One who came from Renfrew (flowing brook), in Renfrewshire.

Renfro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,2031:27,4533,430
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Guam121:13,3432,098
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8551:27,0723,323

The alternate forms: Rénfro (1) are calculated separately.

Renfro (70) may also be a first name.

Renfro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) One who came from Renfrew (flowing brook), in Renfrewshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Renfro Last Name Facts

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

Renfro has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Rénfro. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Renfro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Renfro is the 39,379th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 546,703 people. The last name Renfro occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Renfro live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,162,016th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 70 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 13,203 people, or 1 in 27,453. In The United States Renfro is most prevalent in: Texas, where 25 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Tennessee, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Renfro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Renfro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Renfro surname rose 712 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Renfro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Renfro last name are 21.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

Renfro earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $42,684 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rénfro941/
Renfros922/
Reenfro922/
Rrenfro921/
Renfrou921/
Renfroa921/
Renffro921/
Renfroo920/
Rhenfro920/
Renfrod920/
Rinfro831/
Remfro831/
Rynfro830/
Renfra830/
Rinfroi771/
Renfreu771/
Renphro770/
Renfrau770/
Rimfrost572/

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Renfro Reference & Research

Renfro DNA Project DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Renfro DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Renfro
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