Find out how popular the last name Reen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Reen.

Reen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Reen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reen in America

Reen is the 47006th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reen surname appeared 452 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Reen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Reen

The surname "REEN" is believed to have originated from the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Irish name "O'Riain" or "O'Rinn," which means "descendant of Rían" or "descendant of Rinn." The name is thought to have first emerged in the 10th or 11th century in Ireland, particularly in the counties of Cork and Kerry.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Annals of Inisfallen, a chronicle of medieval Irish history, where it mentions an individual named "O'Rinn" in the year 1028. The Annals also reference several other individuals with variations of the name, such as "O'Riain" and "O'Riayn," throughout the 12th and 13th centuries.

In the 16th century, during the Anglicization of Irish names, the spelling "REEN" became more prevalent as the English attempted to phonetically adapt the Gaelic name. This spelling was used in various historical records, including the Fiants of the Tudor Conquest and the Pipe Rolls of County Cork.

One notable individual with the surname "REEN" was Patrick Reen (1578-1638), an Irish Catholic priest and historian who wrote extensively about the history of Ireland and the persecution of Catholics during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.

Another prominent figure was John Reen (1693-1766), an Irish-born soldier who served in the British Army and participated in various military campaigns, including the Battle of Culloden in 1746.

In the 19th century, the name "REEN" can be found in various Irish records and manuscripts, such as the Tithe Applotment Books and the Griffith's Valuation of Ireland. One notable individual from this period was Michael Reen (1826-1899), an Irish nationalist and member of the Fenian Brotherhood, who was involved in the Irish Republican Brotherhood's uprising against British rule in 1867.

Other individuals of note with the surname "REEN" include James Reen (1854-1919), an Irish-American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of San Francisco from 1912 to 1914, and John Reen (1895-1972), an Irish hurler who played for the Cork senior hurling team and won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1919.

While the surname "REEN" is predominantly found in Ireland, it has also been carried by individuals in other parts of the world, particularly in regions with significant Irish immigration, such as the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Reen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Reen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Reen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Reen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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