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The Renner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,889 people carried this name — #2,594 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 13,547 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

617 people named Renner live in Switzerland.

They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 125
Aargau 76
Lucerne 61
St. Gallen 59
Thurgau 58
Bern 37
Uri 32
Zug 30

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 523 people named Renner.

51 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 51
Bas-Rhin 111
Haut-Rhin 68
Yonne 56
Moselle 47
Paris 40
Côte-d’Or 23
Aube 17
Haute-Marne 16

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 80 people named Renner 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 68
City of Buenos Aires 12

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

In Poland’s population register

54 people named Renner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 123 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

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

Where they live today

Silesian 21
Lower Silesian 8
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 7
Greater Poland 5
Lesser Poland 4
Masovian 4
Opole 3
Łódź 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

174 people named Renner is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 174

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Renner in American newspapers,
1908–1923.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Renner
The Milwaukee Leader 1923-07-11
Newspaper page from The Spokane Press carrying the name Renner
The Spokane Press 1908-08-20
Newspaper page from The Wenatchee Daily World carrying the name Renner
The Wenatchee Daily World 1908-09-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 43,395 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Renner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elizabeth Renner d. 1826 · physician
  • Egon Renner d. 1987 · politician
  • Alfred Renner d. 1998 · chemist
  • Franz Renner d. 1915
  • Martin Julian Renner d. 1956
  • Georg Renner d. 1624 · parson

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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