Rensselaer

ren-sa-LAAR

Dutch surname

"from Rensselaer, Gelderland"

Rensselaer Origin and Meaning

The name Rensselaer is a boy's name meaning "from Rensselaer, Gelderland".

If you find the surname Rensselaer in your family tree, that indicates your ancestors were from the town of Rensselaer, Gelderland, Netherlands. Rensselaer is the name of a city and country in New York, named after Kiliaen van Rensselaer, a merchant from Amsterdam who helped found the Dutch West India Company and New Netherland colony of the US.