Historiography
The Renaud Coat of Arms illustrated left was drawn by a heraldic artist from information officially recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Documentation for the Renaud Coat of Arms design can be found in Rietstap Armorial Genral. Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, Arms (shield) is as follows:
""D’azur au chev. D’or, acc. En chef de deux croiss. D’arg. Et en p. d’une etoile du sec."
When translated the Arms description is:
"Blue: a gold chevron between in top two silver crescents. in base a gold star."
Family mottoes are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times.
A Motto was not recorded with the Renaud Coat of Arms.
Individual surname originated for the purpose of more specific identification.
The four primary sources for second names were Occupation, Location, father’s name and personal characteristics. The surname Renaud appears to be patronymical in origin, and is believed to be associated with the French, meaning, ""descendent of Reginwald." The supplementary sheet included with this report is designed to give you more information to further your understanding of the origin of names.
Different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurrence. Dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling variations. The most prominent variations of Renaud are Rennaud, Rennauld and Renaude.
Census records available disclose the fact there are approximately 1100 heads of households in the United States with the old distinguished Renaud name.
The United States Census Bureau estimates there are approximately 3.2 persons per household in America today which yields an approximate total of 3520 people in the United States carrying Renaud name. Although the figure seems relatively low, it dose not signify the many important contributions that individuals bearing the Renaud name have made to history.
No genealogical representation is intended or implied by this report and it does not represent individual lineage or your family tree.