Rennals Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Rennals Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reynold,' i.e. Reginald. the French Regnauld and Renaud. One of the most popular font-names of the surname period; v. Reginald and Renaud.
John Reynold, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameRennals Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 58 | 1:49,482 | 2,901 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Rennals Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reynold,' i.e. Reginald. the French Regnauld and Renaud. One of the most popular font-names of the surname period; v. Reginald and Renaud.
John Reynold, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger fil. Reynald, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William fil. Reynaud, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Rainaldus fil. Willelmi, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus Raynoldson, 1379: ibid.
Reginald, or Reynold Reading, 1560: Register of the University of Oxford.
1617. Robert Reyghnoldes and Jane Watts: Marriage Lic. (London).
From Rainhold, a Teutonic personal name of great antiquity. Several tenants in chief in Domesd. are called Rainaldus.-Reynell, Reynard, Reynardson, Rennals, with perhaps Renn, Rainey, Rennie, Renny, and Rennison, are modifications and diminutives.
(Saxon.) Sincere or pure love from, Rhein, pure, and hold, the old English for love. It also may signify strong or firm hold.
Reynolds. —Its area of distribution is confined, for the most part, to the central part of England extending to the eastern counties between the Wash and the Thames. It is rare or absent in the south coast counties, excluding Cornwall, and excepting a scanty representation in Lancashire it does not occur north of a line drawn from the Humber to the Mersey. Shropshire, Norfolk, Wilts, and Cornwall are its principal homes. This name takes its origin from Rainhold, a Teutonic personal name of great antiquity. As Reynala it was well represented in the reign of Edward I. in Oxfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk (Hundred Rolls), in which last two counties the name is still established.
Rennals Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rennals Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rennals is found in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Rennals click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rennals? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,136,387th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Rennals reside; 81 percent reside in Caribbean and 81 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.
The last name is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 49,482. In Jamaica it is mostly concentrated in: Surrey County, where 47 percent live, Middlesex County, where 36 percent live and Cornwall County, where 17 percent live. Other than Jamaica it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and The British Virgin Islands, where 6 percent live.
Rennals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rennals has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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