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The Renaud surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,094 people carried this name — #5,688 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,883 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 16,452 people named Renaud.

254 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 254
Paris 1,354
Charente-Maritime 1,318
Vendée 1,179
Loire-Atlantique 1,179
Saône-et-Loire 977
Doubs 769
Gironde 500
Vienne 455

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

734 people named Renaud live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 284
Neuchâtel 122
Geneva 119
Fribourg 49
Jura 46
Valais 39
Bern 26
Zurich 21

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 222 people named Renaud 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 Hainaut.

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Where they live today

Hainaut 109
Liège 35
Brussels-Capital 30
Luxembourg Province 27
Flemish Brabant 6
Walloon Brabant 5
Limburg 5
Namur 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 205 people named Renaud live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 93
Entre Ríos 33
City of Buenos Aires 31
Santa Fe 22
Córdoba 15
Chaco 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Renaud in American newspapers,
1904–1924.

Newspaper page from Svět = World carrying the name Renaud
Svět = World 1924-02-02
Newspaper page from Yorkville Enquirer carrying the name Renaud
Yorkville Enquirer 1904-10-21
Newspaper page from The Patriot carrying the name Renaud
The Patriot 1916-04-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,847 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Renaud,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rose Renaud
    Rose Renaud 1769–1833 · opera singer
  • Édouard Renaud
    Édouard Renaud 1808–1886 · architect
  • Jean-Baptiste Renaud
    Jean-Baptiste Renaud 1816–1884 · businessperson
  • Henri Renaud
    Henri Renaud 1817–1885 · engineer
  • Louis Renaud
    Louis Renaud 1818–1878 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 184 lives in all are documented under this name.

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