Rennie

Rennie Meaning & Origin

About Rennie
The surname Rennie is of Scottish origin and is derived from the personal name Rennie, which is a diminutive form of the name Renwick. Renwick itself is derived from the Old English words "hreinn" meaning "clean" or "pure" and "wic" meaning "dwelling" or "settlement." Therefore, the surname Rennie can be interpreted to mean "dweller at the clean or pure settlement."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Rennie is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Rennie: 4,076
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 8,133
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.38

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rennie based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RN
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R EH1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈrɛni/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rennie in Braille

Here's how to represent Rennie in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Rennie in braille

How to sign the name Rennie using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Rennie using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Rennie in sign language

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