Explore the Family Name Renta

The meaning of Renta

Spanish and Portuguese: most probably from renta ‘income’, ‘rental’. This name is common mainly in the Caribbean; it is rare in Spain. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Angel, Alicia, Bolivar, Francisco, Jorge, Juan, Julio, Magda, Manuel, Nydia, Virgen.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Renta has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Renta surname was ranked 38,587th in terms of popularity but improved its ranking to 38,214th by 2010, a change of nearly one percent. In terms of count, there were 539 individuals with the surname Renta in 2000, which increased to 580 by 2010, a growth of 7.61 percent. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k remained constant at 0.2 throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,587	#38,214	0.97%
Count	539	580	7.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Renta

As for ethnic identity information based on the same census data, there is a noticeable shift within the Renta surname bearers. In 2000, 72.73% of people with this surname identified as Hispanic, a figure that rose to 78.1% by 2010. Over the same period, the percentage identifying as White dropped from 25.05% to 20.17%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, those belonging to two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. It's important to note that the number of people identifying as Black dropped from 1.11% in 2000 to none by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	72.73%	78.1%	7.38%
White	25.05%	20.17%	-19.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.11%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%