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Etymology

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From Scottish Gaelic Rinn Friù. from Old British rhyn frwd meaning "point at the current".

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Proper noun

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Renfrew (countable and uncountable, plural Renfrews)

  1. A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland; historically it was the county town of Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS5067).
  2. A local government district of the Strathclyde Region, Scotland, between 1975 and 1996, which was split between Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire council areas.
  3. A town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A ghost town in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  6. An unincorporated community in Benewah County, Idaho, United States.
  7. An unincorporated village in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  8. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Rennfrew is the 35812th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 627 individuals. Renfrew is most common among White (94.1%) individuals.

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