RENNOLDS tribes around the world

Stay informed about RENNOLDS Family online & offline events!

See our recent family gatherings

MEET
LEARN
SHOP

RENNOLDS Family History

This most interesting and ancient surname, with variant spellings ranging from Reynalds, Rennolds, and Renals, to Rennels, Runnalls, and Reynoldson, is considered English, but with Norse-Norman antecedents. It is a patronymic form (i.e. "son of") of Reynold, which itself derives from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements "ragin", meaning "counsel", and "wald", meaning "rule". This type of name was very popular at the period, most being made up of elements indicating god like powers, war or power.

Who have we missed?

Tell us about any famous RENNOLDS (or surname variant) you think we should add here. We will get our genealogists to check them out and add them to the list. Thanks!