Rennie Surname
Approximately 27,368 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRennie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5,980 | 1:895 | 133 |
| United States | 5,372 | 1:67,472 | 7,851 |
| England | 4,495 | 1:12,396 | 1,823 |
| Canada | 3,309 | 1:11,135 | 1,669 |
| Australia | 3,043 | 1:8,871 | 1,317 |
| New Zealand | 1,035 | 1:4,375 | 689 |
| South Africa | 1,026 | 1:52,805 | 6,683 |
| Liberia | 777 | 1:5,674 | 687 |
| Jamaica | 419 | 1:6,850 | 834 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 326 | 1:4,184 | 685 |
| France | 186 | 1:357,111 | 53,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 169 | 1:10,917 | 1,687 |
| Grenada | 169 | 1:642 | 132 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Wales | 138 | 1:22,424 | 2,380 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Panama | 34 | 1:115,066 | 4,183 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Cook Islands | 26 | 1:699 | 108 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 75 | 1:59,065 | 4,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4,411 | 1:849 | 135 |
| England | 845 | 1:28,847 | 3,897 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 411 | 1:122,187 | 11,874 |
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 North. double diminutive of Reynold, Reginald, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -ie]
“Little Reynold” in Scots.
(Scottish) Variant of Rainey, q.v.
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.
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.
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.
Rennie Demographics
Average Male Rennie Height
176.34 cm
Average Female Rennie Height
163.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Rennie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rennie in the Marathi language | ||
| रेनी | reni | - |
| Rennie in the Arabic language | ||
| ريني | ryny | - |
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