Explore the Family Name Rench
The meaning of Rench
1. English: nickname from Middle English wrench ‘trick, wile, deceit’ (Old English wrenc), perhaps used for a deceitful person. 2. Americanized form of German and Swiss German Rentsch 1, and of Sorbian Rjenč, R’entš, and Rentš or their Germanized form Rentsch 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Rench in the United States?
Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rench has seen a slight decrease in recent years. In 2000, it ranked 23,391, but by 2010, it had slipped to 25,083—a 7.23% drop. The count of people with this last name also decreased slightly from 1,014 in 2000 to 990 in 2010, representing a 2.37% change. The proportion per 100k people fell by 10.53%, going from 0.38 to 0.34 during this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #23,391 | #25,083 | -7.23% |
| Count | 1,014 | 990 | -2.37% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.38 | 0.34 | -10.53% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rench
Regarding its ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of people with the surname Rench identify as White, with a slight increase from 96.75% in 2000 to 96.87% in 2010. Those identifying as Black showed a significant increase of 44.9%, though still making up less than 1% of those with the surname. The percentage of those who identified as having two or more races increased slightly from 1.38% to 1.41%. However, those identifying as Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw decreases in their percentages—with the latter two groups seeing their numbers reduced to zero by 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.75% | 96.87% | 0.12% |
| Two or More Races | 1.38% | 1.41% | 2.17% |
| Black | 0.49% | 0.71% | 44.9% |
| Hispanic | 0.69% | 0.61% | -11.59% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.69% | 0% | 0% |