Explore the Family Name Renna

The meaning of Renna

Italian (southern): variant of Renda. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Antonio, Giovanni, Nicola, Carmela, Francesco, Franco, Gennaro, Graziella, Leonardo, Raffaela.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Renna experienced a drop in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 14,530 and decreased to rank 20,029 in 2010, reflecting a decline of 37.85%. The number of individuals with this surname also declined from 1,881 in 2000 to 1,336 in 2010, indicating a 28.97% reduction. This decreased the proportion of people named Renna per 100k population by 35.71%, going from 0.7 to 0.45.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,530	#20,029	-37.85%
Count	1,881	1,336	-28.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.45	-35.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Renna

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Renna over the same period. In 2000, the majority of those carrying the Renna surname identified as White (94.58%), but that percentage fell to 90.64% by 2010. There were increases in other ethnic identities. Those identifying as Hispanic rose from 2.98% to 5.46%, a significant increase of 83.22%. Similarly, those identifying as Black rose from 0.74% to 1.65%, a growth of 122.97%. Other categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which had no representation in 2000, showed an emergence in 2010 at 0.52% and 0.37% respectively. Those identifying as two or more races increased by 33.66%, rising from 1.01% to 1.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.58%	90.64%	-4.17%
Hispanic	2.98%	5.46%	83.22%
Black	0.74%	1.65%	122.97%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.35%	33.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.37%	0%