How rare is the last name Ren?

8,740 people in the United States have the last name Ren, about 1 in 34,199. It ranks #3,943 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

REN

#3,943

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,740
About
1 in 34,199
This common or more
55.8%
Who bears it

Of the 8,740 people with the last name Ren, 91% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander and 6.4% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ren

#3,941 Dunne · 8,742#3,941 Meraz · 8,742#3,944 Neeley · 8,738#3,945 Dube · 8,737

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ren, most common first.

#3,901 Reno · 8,843#8,550 Rein · 3,695#9,755 Rene · 3,174#11,509 Renn · 2,615#25,680 Rehn · 1,006#38,279 Rem · 623#38,989 Reen · 610#45,303 Reny · 509

Also a first name

As a first name, Ren ranks #4,917 of 53,615, with 3,626 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 298 births. See Ren as a first name

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