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The Rennie surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,076 people carried this name — #8,133 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is up 9% from 3,728 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Rennie surname

Variant of Rainey.

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Rennie.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Bas-Rhin 24
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Moselle 6
Somme 5
Haut-Rhin 2
Paris 2
Yvelines 2
Cher 1

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

Who carried it

People named Rennie,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elizabeth Rennie
    Elizabeth Rennie 1751–1843
  • Elizabeth Rennie
    Elizabeth Rennie 1751–1843
  • John Rennie
    John Rennie 1761–1821 · architect
  • John Rennie
    John Rennie 1761–1821 · architect
  • Charlotte Julia Paget d. 1935
  • Catherine Lucy Barnewall d. 1920

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Rennie is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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