The Rendon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,143 people carried this name — #1,778 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,600 people counted. That is up 31% from 15,375 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Rendon surname

From Spanish Rendón.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rendon» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 833 people named Rendon 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 317
City of Buenos Aires 192
Misiones 64
Jujuy 53
Córdoba 50
Salta 48
Santa Fe 44
Mendoza 30

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

38 people named Rendon live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 13
Bern 7
Fribourg 5
Ticino 4
Geneva 3
Neuchâtel 3
Vaud 3

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 print

Rendon in American newspapers,
1881–1925.

Newspaper page from Martinsburg Independent carrying the name Rendon
Martinsburg Independent 1881-10-29
Newspaper page from Americus Times-Recorder carrying the name Rendon
Americus Times-Recorder 1915-12-16
Newspaper page from El Mosquito carrying the name Rendon
El Mosquito 1925-08-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,732 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rendon in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

92 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rendon. The most, 22, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 28
New South Wales 24
Victoria 20
Queensland 11
Western Australia 4
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rendon.

Who carried it

People named Rendon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Víctor Manuel Rendón
    Víctor Manuel Rendón 1859–1940 · writer
  • Del Rendon 1965–2005 · singer-songwriter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rendon,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States415 records

415 records of the Rendon name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 227
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 97
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 65
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jesus G. Rendon

    Born 1918 in Texas. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Sam Houston; aircraft mechanic from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas Rendon

    Born 1946; from San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Air Force; died of illness 1968 in Khanh Hoa, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Julia Rendon

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the Abyssinia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 415 records for Rendon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France9 records

9 records of the Rendon name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maria Margarita Isabel Rendon

    Born 1902 in Paris; died 1998 in Alençon (Orne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Miguel Enrique Rendon

    Born 1898 in Paris; died 1973 in Limeil-Brévannes (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Emile Marius Rendon

    Born 1917 in Montpellier (Hérault); died 1983 in Ivry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Rendon in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Rendon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Theresa Rendon

    Arrived in Queensland in 1875 aboard the Ramsay, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Rendon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Rendon name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jacobje Rendon

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1850 in Harderwijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hendrika Rendon

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1822 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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