indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English
Meaning & History
1. English: nickname from Middle English wrench 'trick, wile, deceit' (Old English wrenc), perhaps used for a deceitful person. 2. Americanized form of German and Swiss German Rentsch, and of Sorbian Rjenč, R'entš, and Rentš or their Germanized form Rentsch.