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France

The prestigious French surname Renaud is a proud sign of a rich and dynamic ancestry. Many of the most common French surnames are derived from personal names of Germanic origin. They derive from the language of the Visigoths, who controlled France between the mid-5th and early 8th centuries. The French Renaud surname comes from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements "ragin," meaning "counsel," and "wald," meaning "rule."

Early Origins of the Renaud family

The surname Renaud was first found in Lorraine where they held a family seat.

They also branched to Brittany where they held a family seat at Beauregard, and to Beauvais. The family branched to Champagne and held a family seat at Landes. In Provence they were the Marquis de Aleine. Bernard Renau d'Elissagaray (1652-1719), invented a flat-bottomed boat. He was an engineer of the French Navy. After the French Revolution they were made Barons of the Empire.

Guillaume Renaud, born in 1643, son of Guillaume and Suzanne, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Marie Delamarre, born in 1650, daughter of David and Anne, on 27th November 1668. They remained together in Quebec until Marie's death on 23rd December 1708. Guillaume passed away on 6th January 1709. 1

Early History of the Renaud family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Renaud research. Another 30 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1527, 1568, 1581, 1591, 1606, 1624, 1662 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Renaud History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Renaud Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Renault, Renauld, Renaut, Renau, De Renault, de Renault, De Renaud, de Renauld, Renaud, Des Renaud, des Renaud and many more.

Early Notables of the Renaud family

Notable in the family name was

Renaud de Beaune (1527-1606) of Tours, a French Catholic ecclesiastic, who was made Bishop of Mende in 1568, Archbishop of Bourges in 1581, and was made the grand almoner of King Henry IV of France in...
Jean Renaud de Segrais (1624-1701), was a French poet and novelist born in Caen, elected to the Académie française in 1662...

Renaud World Ranking

In the United States, the name Renaud is the 6,471^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2 However, in Canada, the name Renaud is ranked the 224^th most popular surname with an estimated 17,779 people with that name. 3 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Renaud is the 113^rd popular surname. 4 France ranks Renaud as 92^nd with 30,144 people. 5

Renaud migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Renaud Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Pierre Renaud, who landed in Virginia in 1700 6
Jean Renaud, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724 6
Jacques Renaud, aged 27, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 6
Mrs. Veronique Renaud, (b. 1748), aged 37, French settler traveling aboard the ship "L'Amitie" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 8th November 1785 7

Renaud Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adolph Renaud, aged 29, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1844 6
Claude F S Renaud, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 6
Edmand Renaud, who arrived in Iowa in 1853-1860 6
Eingenus Renaud, who landed in Iowa in 1853-1860 6
Jacob Renaud, who landed in Iowa in 1853-1860 6
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Renaud Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alphonse Renaud, aged 29, who landed in America from Paris, in 1901
Alfred Renaud, aged 46, who settled in America from Paris, in 1904
Elise Renaud, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
Eugene J. Renaud, aged 44, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1907
Elisa Renaud, aged 39, who settled in America from France, in 1907
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Renaud migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Renaud Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Antoine Renaud, who landed in Montreal in 1659
Etienne Renaud, who arrived in Quebec in 1665
Guillaume (1665), Jean (1734), Pierre (1761), Renaud, all, who arrived in Quebec from Normandy
Antoine (1666) and Charles (1699) Renaud(lt) arrived in Quebec from Touraine
Rene (1668), Pierre (1732), Jean (1735) Renaud, all, who arrived in Quebec from Brittany
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Renaud Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

André Renaud, son of Gabriel and Françoise, who married Marie Brault, daughter of Henri and Marie-Ursule, in Quebec on 10th May 1710 8
Claude Renaud, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Marie-Anne Bailles, daughter of Pierre and Marie, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 6th February 1714 8
André Renaud, son of René and Marie, who married Madeleine Charbonneau, daughter of Jean and Françoise, in Varennes, Quebec on 4th November 1715 8
François Renaud, son of Pierre-André and Françoise, who married Thérèse Gareau, daughter of Pierre and Barbe, in Quebec on 2nd May 1715 8
Jean Renaud, who settled in Quebec from Guyenne in 1720
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Renaud Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Julien Renaud from St. Pierre who was the first inhabitant of Grand Jardin, Cape St. George, Newfoundland in the early 1800's 9

Renaud Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Emilia Renaud, aged 39, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1913
E. H. Renaud, aged 49, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1914
Albert Renaud, aged 33, who landed in Montreal, Canada, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Renaud (post 1700) +

Brent Anthony Renaud (1971-2022), American journalist, documentary filmmaker, and photojournalist, a contributor to The New York Times, killed on March 13, 2022, by Russian soldiers while covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a suburb near Kyiv
William J. Renaud, American politician, Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 2004 10
Sara M. Renaud, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1944, 1948 10
Robert F. Renaud, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 2012 10
Marie Renaud, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 2008 10
Eldon Renaud, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1992, 1996 10
Charles Renaud, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1940 10
Antoine François Renaud, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 11
Francis Renaud (1887-1973), French sculptor, known for his granite memorials in Brittany
Francis Renaud (b. 1967), French film and television actor
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Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
7 Ships Acadian Expedition of 1785. Retrieved 14th October 2021 from http://www.acadian-cajun.com/7ships.htm
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, August 27) Antoine Renaud. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html