Explore the Family Name Renda

The meaning of Renda

Italian (southern): 1. from the personal name Renda, a derivative of Latin Laurentius (see Lawrence), or a feminine form of the personal name Rende, a variant of Rando. 2. habitational name from a place called Rende in Cosenza province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Santo, Vito, Francesco, Angelo, Antonio, Carlo, Carmelo, Carmine, Corrado, Gilda, Italo.

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How common is the last name Renda in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Renda has seen a rise in popularity over the years. In 2000, the name ranked 14,187 and increased to 13,283 by 2010, showing a rank change of 6.37%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an increase of 18.23% from 1942 in 2000 to 2296 in 2010. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people rose from 0.72 in 2000 to 0.78 in 2010, marking an 8.33% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,187	#13,283	6.37%
Count	1,942	2,296	18.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.78	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Renda

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Renda, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White, comprising 94.49% in 2000 and slightly reducing to 92.07% in 2010. The next significant ethnicity group is Hispanic, which grew substantially from 3.24% in 2000 to 5.71% in 2010, indicating a 76.23% change. The Black community displayed a small increase from 0.67% to 0.70%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander community first appeared in 2010 at 0.91%. There were no identifiable individuals of American Indian and Alaskan Native descent. Data for those identifying as two or more races was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.49%	92.07%	-2.56%
Hispanic	3.24%	5.71%	76.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.91%	0%
Black	0.67%	0.7%	4.48%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%