Renwick Surname

49,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Renwick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Renwick,' a parish in Cumberland, eleven miles from Penrith. With Rennick, compare Physic for Fishwick.

1726. Married — John Elliot and Ann Rennick: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Renwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8421:127,53713,502
England2,7201:20,4852,899
Canada1,2391:29,7383,897
Scotland1,1781:4,545787
Australia1,0761:25,0893,419
New Zealand5991:7,5601,290
South Africa1791:302,66929,078
Ireland1201:39,2413,109
Trinidad and Tobago941:14,5101,858
Wales591:52,4504,823
Panama311:126,2024,409
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Grenada241:4,522577
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
France191:3,495,933219,029
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Norway91:571,36544,190
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1351:21,4763,033
Scotland9061:4,132664
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5321:94,3969,653

Renwick (1,146) may also be a first name.

Renwick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Renwick,' a parish in Cumberland, eleven miles from Penrith. With Rennick, compare Physic for Fishwick.

1726. Married — John Elliot and Ann Rennick: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From Renwick in Cumberland, old Raveneswic, on the east side of the Eden river. James Renwick, the Covenanter, was the last man executed (1688) for religious principles in Scotland. John Runnick is recorded in Dalzell-Kittimure in 1634, Robert Rinnick in Stanehouse in 1657, John Rennick in Dalzell-Kittimuir in 1686 (Lanark CR.), and Robert Rennick in Newbigging, 1687 (Dumfries).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Renwick (Cumb.) [Old English wíc, a place: the first element is uncertain-on the analogy of Renshaw it may be for the Old English pers. name Hrœfn = Old Norse Hrafn, Raven]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Renwick (farm frequented by ravens), in Cumberland.

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

Anciently Ravenwick-a parish in Cumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cambridgeshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Renwicks are named after a parish in Cumberland.

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

Renwick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Renwick (Marathi: रेनवीक) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Renwick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,370th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 699,313 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Renwick live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. Renwick is also the 235,100th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 1,146 people.

The last name Renwick is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,842 people, or 1 in 127,537. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Renwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Renwick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Renwick surname increased 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 240 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Renwick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Renwick last name are 12.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Renwick earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 220.89% more than the national average, earning 1,110,550 kr per year; in Peru they earn 67.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,508 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.54% more than the national average, earning R 326,844 per year; in United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $50,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Renwicke9314/
Renwicks9312/
Reinwick938/
Rennwick930/
Raenwick930/
Renweick930/
Renwik921/
Remwick862/
Renwyck862/
Rinwick861/
Renwigk861/
Rennvick801/
Renuik772/
Renbäck7111/
Hrenuic713/
Hrenuik711/
Rimwick710/
Rehnbäck6720/
Rhenbeck670/
Rinwaiske631/
Rønvik6243/
Ørnvik629/
Årnvik623/
Rembik623/
Rembeck57173/
Hrynuik57122/
Rønbeck5788/
Rynbäck5756/
Rönbeck5725/
Rimbäck5711/
Rinbeck572/
Ruinwyk572/
Renbeek571/
Rönnbäck53891/
Rännbäck5317/
Rinnbäck5310/
Rönnbeck539/
Rønnbäck532/
Rhinbeck531/
Rmbic501/
Rnuig501/

Renwick Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Renwick in the Marathi language
रेनवीकrenavika60
रेनिवकrenivaka40

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