Renowden Family History

From the Middle English and Middle Cornish given name Renaudin or Reynoudin, an Old French pet form of Reynold + the diminutive suffix -in. It is also found in the surname of Willelmus Reynnaldyn 1379 in Poll Tax (Lowick Northants).

However, the surname appears to have proliferated only in W Cornwall, where Reynold was still well used as a given name in the 16th century. For example, Reynold Menyhy 1524 in Cornwall Subsidies (Budock).

The stress on the second syllable of Renowden conforms to Cornish-language patterns rather than the usual English ones.