Show ContentsRenegar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Renegar comes from the Irish Ó Reannachain.

Early Origins of the Renegar family

The surname Renegar was first found in the ancient territory of Oriel, which was mostly comprised of modern day Armagh, Monaghan and Fermanagh.

Early History of the Renegar family

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Renegar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Renehan, Renahan, Ronaghan, Renegan, Renaghan and others.

Early Notables of the Renegar family

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Migration of the Renegar family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Ronaghan, who was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1836; Matthew Renehan, who settled in New York in 1840; James, Catherine, and Mary Renahan, who landed in New York in 1854.


Contemporary Notables of the name Renegar (post 1700) +

  • Valerie Renegar, American professor at Southwestern University
  • James Renegar, American Professor of Operations Research at Cornell University
  • Lieutenant Garland Renegar, U.S. Navy, R4D aircraft pilot at McMurdo Station in 1960, eponym of the Renegar Glacier, Antarctica


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