Rennie Surname

19,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Grenada

Rennie 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.

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Rennie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5,9801:895133
United States5,3721:67,4727,851
England4,4951:12,3961,823
Canada3,3091:11,1351,669
Australia3,0431:8,8711,317
New Zealand1,0351:4,375689
South Africa1,0261:52,8056,683
Liberia7771:5,674687
Jamaica4191:6,850834
Trinidad and Tobago3261:4,184685
France1861:357,11153,432
Northern Ireland1691:10,9171,687
Grenada1691:642132
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Wales1381:22,4242,380
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Panama341:115,0664,183
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Cook Islands261:699108
Singapore261:211,83510,313
India251:30,682,615377,978
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Norway161:321,39331,311
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
China101:136,732,1577,199
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4,4111:849135
England8451:28,8473,897
Wales131:120,6475,000
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:122,18711,874

The alternate forms: Rennié (4) are calculated separately.

Rennie (12,990) may also be a first name.

Rennie 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).

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

A North. double diminutive of Reynold, Reginald, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -ie]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Little Reynold” in Scots.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish) Variant of Rainey, q.v.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Sincere or pure love from, Rhein, pure, and hold, the old English for love. It also may signify strong or firm hold.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hugh de Ranny, Normandy t. John (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 124). Eguerran de Reinni, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The celebrated engineer Rennie bore this name.

The Norman People (1874)

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Rennie Last Name Facts

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

Rennie (Arabic: ريني, Marathi: रेनी) occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Rennié. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rennie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rennie is the 19,986th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 266,280 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Rennie are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 51,304th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 12,990 people.

The surname Rennie is most frequent in Scotland, where it is borne by 5,980 people, or 1 in 895. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: Aberdeenshire, where 10 percent live, Aberdeen City, where 9 percent live and Fife, where 9 percent live. Aside from Scotland Rennie occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Rennie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rennie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Rennie last name expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 532 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,062 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rennie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rennie surname are 5.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Rennie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.78% more than the national average, earning 435,304 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.7% more than the national average, earning R 377,124 per year; in United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $51,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rennié944/
Rennier92223/
Rennies9294/
Renniie921/
Renniee921/
Renniez921/
Reunnie920/
Renne912,601/
Renni91413/
Rennaiye8659/
Rengnier861/
Renner8374,132/
Renney831,233/
Rennes83714/
Rennis83407/
Rennai83112/
Rennit8396/
Rennet8390/
Roenne8379/
Rennee8334/
Rennoe8331/
Rinnie8328/
Rienne8316/
Rennae837/
Rennei837/
Renneh836/
Rennge834/
Ruenne834/
Rennea833/
Raenne831/
Rynnie831/
Renneu831/
Renngi831/
Rengne831/
Rennio831/
Rennui831/
Rennée831/
Rennue830/
Rennje830/
Remnie830/
Rnni802/
Rnne801/
Rennich77474/
Rennett77168/
Rennuit77159/
Rinnier77115/
Renneis7737/
Rengnet7735/
Rennish7719/
Hrennyi778/
Rengner777/
Renneiß777/
Rennaye773/
Rengnez773/
Renneus773/
Ruennoi773/
Rennaia772/
Renneye772/
Rennaii771/
Rennees771/
Rhennes771/
Rhenner771/
Rienney771/
Rennais771/
Rengney771/
Rennner771/
Rennitt770/
Remnier770/
Reennes770/
Rennead770/
Rhennis770/
Rennech770/
Renna7313,715/
Rinne739,212/
Rønne731,467/
Rynne731,352/
Renny731,293/
Rönne73134/
Rönni73115/
Rinni7396/
Remne7323/
Rünne7323/
Ränni7317/
Ränne7315/
Remni7313/
Renné7311/
Rennê735/
Rnier735/
Rnner731/
Renná731/
Rnnis731/
Rünni731/
Rhnie730/
Rennaiah714/
Roennaue711/
Rinnaiye711/
Rennoids711/
D'Renner711/
Rhennerh711/
Rennaued710/
Rinner673,458/
Rennau67259/
Rni67186/
Rgnier67182/
Rönner67127/
Rinnai67121/
Rinnoi6788/
Remner6785/
Rønnes6771/
Rennuy6753/
Rinnet6752/
Rinnis6750/
Rennou6725/
Remnes6722/
Rynner6715/
Remnet6714/
Rynnes678/
Reheni677/
Rinney676/
Rnnest675/
Rienna675/
Remney674/
Reemni674/
Rønnoe673/
Rennét672/
Rionne672/
Ryonne672/
Remnyi671/
Rennay671/
Rinngi671/
Hrnneh671/
Rrenna671/
Hrnjie671/
Rzenna671/
Rzenny671/
Rünner671/
Reenna671/
Ruinni671/
Remnui671/
Rennha671/
Rnggie671/
Ruinne670/
Rinnes670/
Remnis670/
Rinnid670/

Rennie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rennie in the Marathi language
रेनीreni-
Rennie in the Arabic language
رينيryny-

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