The wren Surname
wren Name Meaning and History
- English: nickname from the bird, Middle English wrenne, probably in reference to its small size.
- Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rinn ‘descendant of Rinn’, a personal name possibly derived from reann ‘spear’.
- Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh Uren.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 354 - Messages: 942
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| WREN, Richard Benjamin - b 16 Feb 1863 Auck. Aust/NZ |
| 6 |
| James Wren Family-1700''s-Va, SC | Lee Carr | 42 |
| WREN Verna Fay 1970-1970 |
 t42Parkdale
| 0 |
| Marie Wren | Philip C. Scott | 30 |
| Robert Wren b.1862 d.1943 | Tanya | 2 |
| WREN Ollie C 1891-1950 |
t42Parkdale
| 0 |
| Joseph Wren & Sarah Crook of S.C. | Cheryl Wren Polk | 4 |
| Michael WREN - Ireland>Indiana |
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| WREN Eddie 1902-1974 |
t42American
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| Nicholas Wren |
kdwren
| 3 |
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