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Renwick
How to Pronounce Renwick
Pronounced REN-wik /ˈrɛnwɪk/High
Meaning: Renwick is a locational surname from a place in Cumbria, generally read from Old English or Old Norse elements as 'raven farm' or 'Rayne's farm', combining a personal name or hrafn, 'raven', with wic, 'farm' or 'dwelling'. Carried in the Scottish borders, it followed the surname-forename path into American use.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Renwick is a locational surname from a Cumbrian place name, most often read as 'raven farm' or 'Rayne's farm', built on the common -wic, 'farm', ending. Known in the Scottish borders and Northern England, it crossed to America and was occasionally lifted into use as a boys' first name.
As a given name it was always rare, borne by only a couple dozen boys a year around a quiet high near 1959. It reads as a distinctive, faintly literary surname-name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Renwick mean?
It's a Scottish and Northern English surname meaning 'raven farm' or 'Rayne's farm', from a Cumbrian place name.
How do you pronounce Renwick?
It's said REN-wik /ˈrɛnwɪk/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Renwick a boy or girl name?
Renwick is used as a boy's name.
Is Renwick a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, an English place-surname used lightly for boys in the twentieth century.