Explore the Family Name Rendall

The meaning of Rendall

1. English: variant of Randall. 2. Scottish: habitational name from Rendall (Orkney), named with a stream-name of uncertain origin + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’. 3. In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of Swedish Rendahl.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rendall has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rendall ranked 35,522nd in popularity but dropped to 51,176th by 2010, marking a significant decrease of 44.07%. The count of people with the surname also fell from 599 in 2000 to 407 in 2010, representing a drop of 32.05%. The proportion of individuals bearing the Rendall surname per 100,000 people also declined by 36.36%, moving from 0.22 to 0.14 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,522	#51,176	-44.07%
Count	599	407	-32.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.14	-36.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rendall

The ethnic identity associated with the Rendall surname shifted subtly between the years 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of people identifying as White increased slightly by 1.23%, making up 90.42% of the population with this surname by 2010. Similarly, the percentage of people associating with two or more races grew by 12.32%, while those identifying as Black saw an increase of 24.42%. Conversely, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased significantly by 53.93%, and the Hispanic population decreased by 18.27%. There was no change in the American Indian and Alaskan Native population within this timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.32%	90.42%	1.23%
Two or More Races	2.84%	3.19%	12.32%
Black	2.17%	2.7%	24.42%
Hispanic	3.01%	2.46%	-18.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.67%	1.23%	-53.93%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%