Renwick

English

Alternative forms

• Renick

Etymology

From Old English hræfn (“raven”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).

Proper noun

Renwick (countable and uncountable, plural Renwicks)

1. A village in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY596435).
2. A city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Renwick is the 14127^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2127 individuals. Renwick is most common among White (81.29%) and Black/African American (12.79%) individuals.

Further reading

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