Renfrew

English

Alternative forms

• Renfro, Renfrow, Rentfro, Rentfrow

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Rinn Friù. from Old British rhyn frwd meaning "point at the current".

Pronunciation

• (UK, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛnfɹuː/

Proper noun

Renfrew (countable and uncountable, plural Renfrews)

1. A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland; historically it was the county town of Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS5067).
2. A local government district of the Strathclyde Region, Scotland, between 1975 and 1996, which was split between Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire council areas.
3. A town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
4. A ghost town in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
5. A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
6. An unincorporated community in Benewah County, Idaho, United States.
7. An unincorporated village in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Derived terms

• Renfrew County
• Renfrewshire

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rennfrew is the 35812^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 627 individuals. Renfrew is most common among White (94.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Renfrew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.