Given name & surname
Rendell
“the wolf shield”
Rendell is a variant of Randall. One German interpretation is “the wolf shield.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rendell is a variant of Randall. One German interpretation is “the wolf shield.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rendell is a variant of Randall. An origin associated with Randall is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rendell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 604
- 604 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 572 as a first name in 2020; 542 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rendell’s family of names
Rendell has a related form in Randall.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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