The Renard surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,949 people carried this name — #14,149 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 138,900 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 17,944 people named Renard.
252 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 5,873 people named Renard live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
175 people named Renard live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
31 people named Renard have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 80 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Renard in American newspapers,
1892–1949.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,178 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Renard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Simon Renard 1513–1573 · politician -
Simon Renard de Saint-André 1613–1677 · painter -
Henriette Rénard 1685–1721 · mistress -
Bruno Renard 1781–1861 · architect -
Bruno Renard 1804–1879 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 175 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Renard.
- Remond 122 · U.S. census
- Remondet 104 · U.S. census
- Rempp 183 · U.S. census
- Remus 1,318 · U.S. census
- Remy 3,268 · U.S. census
- Ren 2,333 · U.S. census
- Renaud 5,883 · U.S. census
- Renauld 161 · U.S. census
- Renault 440 · U.S. census
- Renck 263 · U.S. census
- Renda 1,942 · U.S. census
- Rene 2,175 · U.S. census
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