Renz
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from Laurentius; also from *ragin- or *rand-
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈɹɛnz/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Renz is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country.
- DEGermany≈1 in 9.1K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 106K
- CHSwitzerland1 in 18K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Germany (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 300 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 9.1K (inferred from the name graph)
≈8,800 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Germany, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from Laurentius; also from *ragin- or *rand-
Sources 1
- Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung
Where in the world(measured from records)
Renz counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | #783 | ≈8,800 est. | ≈1 in 9.1K | listed | Renz | 158 |
| CN China | — | ≈8,400 est. | ≈1 in 166K | — | Renz | 6 |
| US United States | — | 3,137 | 1 in 106K | 3.2K | Renz | 300 |
| BR Brazil | — | 1,093 | 1 in 194K | 1.1K | — | 2 |
| EG Egypt | — | ≈710 est. | ≈1 in 148K | — | Renz | 6 |
| IT Italy | — | ≈680 est. | ≈1 in 92K | — | Renz | 10 |
| CH Switzerland | — | 473 | 1 in 18K | 473 | Renz | 40 |
| CA Canada | — | ≈440 est. | ≈1 in 86K | 2 | Renz | 53 |
| AT Austria | — | ≈260 est. | ≈1 in 34K | 3 | Renz | 39 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000; the duden-vornamen-2007 register; IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender; BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); Statistik Austria — STATatlas Vornamen WFS (per-name time series 1984–2024). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Renz is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Wohl Patronym zu einem Rufnamen mit ahd. rant 'Schild(buckel)'; teils auch Herkunftsname zu Renz oder Rentz.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, patronymisch zu Rufname Rein-; Kurzformen und -sch/-ler-Bildungen.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, from Lorenz, Latin Laurentius 'from Laurentum'
as a nameDeutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung
In German, Zu Rufname Lorenz; Belege: 6024.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, männl. Vom., Kurzform von
as a nameDUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Ernst Renzb. 1815DEGerman circus director (1815–1892)
- Franz Robert Renzb. 1860RUBaltic German astronomer (1860–1942)
- Sigi Renzb. 1938DEcyclist
- Annemie Renzb. 1950DEGerman politician (1950-2003)
- Manfred Renzb. 1952DEGerman politician
- Thomas Maria Renzb. 1957DERoman Catholic bishop
- Torsten Renzb. 1964DEGerman politician
- Andreas Renzb. 1977DEGerman ice hockey player
- Cornelius Renzb. 1978DEGerman composer
- Christopher RenzUSAmerican writer, director, producer and activist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 43 sources across 23 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 224 | #33,953 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 18 | #33,953 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2000 | 7 | — |
| CA Canada | Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01) | 2016 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2006 | 6 | — |
| CA Canada | Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01) | 2019 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2024 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2021 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2010 | 5 | — |
| AT Austria | Statistik Austria — STATatlas Vornamen WFS (per-name time series 1984–2024) | 1997 | 3 | #651 |
| CA Canada | Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender | 2021 | 2 | #1,361 |
| AT Austria | Statistik Austria — Vornamen der Geborenen (1984–present) | 1997 | 1 | #1,186 |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Renz mean, and where does it come from?
- from Laurentius; also from *ragin- or *rand- Recorded by Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung.
- How do you pronounce Renz?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɹɛnz/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Renz have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 8.8 thousand people named Renz in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled renz.
- How common is the name Renz?
- In the United States, the national register counted 3,137 people named Renz in 2010, about 1 in 106 thousand residents.
- How common is Renz compared with other names?
- In Germany, Renz is the 783rd most common surname of 765,306 surnames recorded there.
What do you want to know about Renz?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/renzThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Renz” — the 783rd most common surname in Germany. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.