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Render History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Render History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Render family

The surname Render was first found in Berwickshire at Renton, in the parish of Coldingham. "The Rentons of Renton were hereditary foresters of Coldingham in the reign of William the Lion, and Ricardus forestarius appears in record as Ricardus de Reningtona. In the fourteenth century the Rentons were an influential family of burgesses in Berwick. During the fifteenth century the family terminated in the direct line in a daughter who married Ellem of Ellemsford. Robert de Rentun witnessed a charter by Herbert, abbot of Kelso, c. 1225. Symon of Rennyngton, burgess of Jedburgh, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197). John de Raynton who had a charter of lands of Over Lamberton in 1323 is probably the John de Rainton (Rayntoun, or Rayneton) who was burgess and customar of Berwick in 1325 and following years and c. 1332 received a charter of lands in Kirckambirton." 1

In England, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 include: Mathew de Renedon, or Reneton, Devon; and Robert de Reyndon, Warwickshire. 2

Early History of the Render family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Render research. Another 251 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1165, 1235, 1296, 1330, 1429, 1431, 1464, 1473, 1479, 1500, 1548, 1557, 1561, 1569, 1590, 1634, 1646 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Render History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Render Spelling Variations

During the era when a person's name, tribe and posterity was one of his most important possessions, many different spellings were found in the archives examined. Render occurred in many references, and spelling variations of the name found included Renton, Wrenton, Rentin, Renten, Wrenten, Wrentin and others.

Early Notables of the Render family

Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Render Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Render Ranking

In the United States, the name Render is the 9,781^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Render migration to the United States +

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of illness and the elements, were buried at sea. In North America, early immigrants bearing the family name Render, or a spelling variation of the surname include:

Render Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Baptist Render, aged 38, who arrived in Missouri in 1845 4
Joh Henr Render, who landed in America in 1848 4
Elise Render, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1892
Geo Render, aged 50, who settled in America from London, in 1892
Mathilde Render, aged 13, who landed in America, in 1893
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Render Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Gregory Render, aged 39, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
Sarah Render, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1906
Sylvia Render, aged 10, who settled in America, in 1908
Minnie Render, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States, in 1908
Eugen Render, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States, in 1908
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Render migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Render Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Franc Render, who arrived in Manitoba in 1876

Render migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Render Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Render who was convicted in North Riding, Yorkshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Camden" on 21st March 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. John Render, English convict who was convicted in Leeds, Yorkshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 9th May 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6
Richard Render, English convict from York, who was transported aboard the "Agincourt" on July 6, 1844, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 7
Benjamin Render, aged 20, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Florentia" 8
Benjamin Render, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Florentia" in 1849 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Render (post 1700) +

Michael Santiago Render (b. 1975), better known by his stage name Killer Mike, an American rapper and activist, four-time Grammy Award recipient
Sergio Orlando Render (b. 1986), American college football guard
Arlene Render (1943-1990), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Gambia, 1990; Zambia, 1996-COTE d'Ivoire, 2001- 9
George William Armitage Render (1887-1922), English first-class cricketer
William Render (b. 1800), German grammarian and translator
Shirley Render (b. 1943), Canadian politician in Manitoba, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 1999
Lewis Render Morgan, American politician, Member of Georgia State House of Representatives from Troup County, 1937-40 10
James Render Dowdell (1847-1921), American jurist, the 20th Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (1909 to 1914)
James Render Terrell Jr., American politician, Member of Georgia State House of Representatives from Troup County, 1935-36

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 2nd December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/camden
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Agincourt voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1844 with 226 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/agincourt/1844
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) FLORENTIA 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Florentia.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html