The Renier surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 527 people carried this name — #41,303 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 532 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,713 people named Renier.
40 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 73 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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 1,148 people named Renier 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
20 people named Renier live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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.
Who carried it
People named Renier,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paolo Renier 1710–1789 · politician -
Stefano Andrea Renier 1759–1830 · naturalist -
Giovanni Renier 1796–1871 · Catholic priest -
Anicety Renier 1804–1877 · physician -
Venanzio Renier d. 2008 · friar
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Alvise Renier 1492–1560
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Renier.
- Renda 2,296 · U.S. census
- Rene 2,933 · U.S. census
- Reneau 3,279 · U.S. census
- Renee 397 · U.S. census
- Renger 144 · U.S. census
- Renie 142 · U.S. census
- Renkes 186 · U.S. census
- Rennard 283 · U.S. census
- Renne 902 · U.S. census
- Renner 13,889 · U.S. census
- Rennie 4,076 · U.S. census
- Renno 672 · U.S. census
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