Rennels Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rennels Surname Definition:

1769. Married - Robert Rennelds and Elizabeth Bond: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Rennels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7251:499,94342,050
Wales61:515,75523,171
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

Rennels 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,' popularly Rennel; v. Reynell and Reynold. The first instance below is very conclusive:

1769. Married - Robert Rennelds and Elizabeth Bond: St. George, Hanover Square.

Later on the d is omitted.

1788. Married — John Rennels and Sally Fenn: St. George, Hanover Square.

1809. — John Tremayne Rodd and Jane Rennell: ibid.

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

For Rennelds, Reynolds, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rennels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rennels is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Rennels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rennels? popularity and diffusion

Rennels is the 455,757th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,808,272 people. The surname Rennels occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Rennels are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 725 people, or 1 in 499,943. In The United States Rennels is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 21 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and California, where 14 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Rennels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rennels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rennels surname grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rennels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rennels surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rennels surname are 9.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.55% being registered with the party.

Rennels earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $41,957 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rennells93403/
Reunnells881/
Rinnels86131/
Rennles8632/
Rönnels867/
Rennils860/
Renls831/
Ruinnels802/
Rönnells801/
Remnells800/
Rhenls771/
Renles771/
Rinlse621/
Rhemls620/
Rnlz551/
Rnilz501/

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