Rennison

Rennison Meaning & Origin

About Rennison
The surname Rennison is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name Reynold, which itself is derived from the Old Germanic name Raginwald, meaning "counsel rule." The suffix "-son" indicates "son of," making Rennison mean "son of Reynold." It is a patronymic surname, commonly used to identify the descendants of a man named Reynold.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Rennison: 277
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 70,645
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rennison 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
RNSN
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R050205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R EH1 N IH0 S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/rennison*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RNSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rennison in Braille

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

The name Rennison in braille

How to sign the name Rennison using Sign Language

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

The name Rennison in sign language

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