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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