The Renström family from Ostergotland

[Gary Johnson]

What does the name Renström mean?

[Olle Andersson]

Gary!
 
My explanation:
 
Actually it's a made-up name.
Consisting of two parts:
Ren = reindeer (or clean which I do not believe is used in this context)
ström - in most cases stream (like water-stream). But today perhaps current is an alternative.
 
A lot of other ström-names are constructed in the same manner - if you search this forum with +ström you will get a lot of examples.  
 
One example is Ångström - in english Angstrom. This means Steam + ström. And if you search in Google for Ångström you will find information on another! famous swede.

[Bo Persson]

'Ren' means in this case 'slänt' or 'sluttning', i.e. 'slope', or 'åkerren', or maybe 'vägren', i.e. 'headland' or 'verge', in the U.S. - according to my dictionary - 'shoulder'.
 
'Ström' - 'current' is of course a good joke, but I think we should translate it with 'stream' in the sense of flowing water.

[Elisabeth Thorsell]

Surnames are often based on place names that the first bearer had some connection to.  
 
If he, for instance, was a soldier and served for the Renstad manor in Svanshals parish, then the Renström name would be an allusion to that place.

[Lasse Bengtsson]

Do anyone know anything about the Renströms from Ringarum in Östergötland?

[Gary Johnson]

Thank you, Olle, Bo and Elisabeth for helping me with my question.

[Gary Johnson]

Is the meaning of the name Renstrom changed by spelling it Rehnstrom?

[Elisabeth Thorsell]

No, the pronouncation is just the same in Swedish.  
 
Many Swedish surnames, including my own, has an extra h just as a decoration, it changes nothing in the way you say it.

[Gary Johnson]

I found a birth record from Klockrike parish for
Jacob Renstrom, who was born January 8, 1766.  I
can't determine the Swedish words to attempt a translation.  Can anyone translate for me?
The Genline number is 318.24.59000.

[Gary Johnson]

Elisabeth, I appreciate your willingness to share information.  Thanks

[Per Inge Renström]

Min tippolderfar het Otto Renström og kom fra  
nättjebacka ,färgelanda kommune. Han må være?født
et sted mellom 1830-50. Min olderfar (hans sønn ) som het Gustav var født 1872. Han emigrerte til Norge.
Hvordan kan jeg få vite mer om dem.
På forhånd takk.

[Per Inge Renström]

Min tipptippolderfar het CArl Otto Rasmusson Renström og var född i 1846-12-18 i Färgelanda.
 
Når(när) d?de (dog) han og hvor ?
 
Hvor kan jeg finne mer ut om ham?

[Olle Elm]

Hej,
Troligen får Du fler svar om Du frågar under Färgelanda i Dalsland.
Vänligen,
Olle Elm