Find out how popular the last name Reidenbach is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Reidenbach.

Reidenbach, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Reidenbach surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reidenbach in America

Reidenbach is the 30665th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reidenbach surname appeared 760 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Reidenbach.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reidenbach to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Reidenbach

The surname Reidenbach originated from the German language, and its earliest known origins can be traced back to the 13th century in the regions of Bavaria and Austria. The name likely derives from the Germanic words "reid" meaning "thicket" or "brushwood" and "bach" meaning "brook" or "stream," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to a location near a stream surrounded by dense vegetation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Reichenbacensis, a medieval manuscript from the Abbey of Reichenbach in Bavaria, dated around 1250. This document mentions individuals with variations of the surname, such as "Reidenbach" and "Reidenbacher."

In the 14th century, the name appears in several historical records, including the Zwettler Stiftungsbuch, a register of donations and possessions of the Zwettl Monastery in Lower Austria, where a "Hanns Reidenbach" is mentioned as a landowner in 1357.

The earliest known bearer of the surname Reidenbach was likely Hans Reidenbach, a merchant and member of the city council in Nuremberg, Germany, who lived in the late 15th century (circa 1450-1510). Another notable figure was Johann Reidenbach, a theologian and professor at the University of Ingolstadt in the early 16th century (1480-1535).

In the 17th century, the name gained prominence with Johann Georg Reidenbach (1610-1675), a German painter and engraver from Nuremberg, known for his religious works and portraits of notable figures of his time.

Later, in the 19th century, a notable bearer of the name was Georg Michael Reidenbach (1776-1841), a German Catholic priest and theologian who served as the Bishop of Bamberg from 1828 until his death.

Another significant individual was Georg Ludwig Reidenbach (1892-1978), a German-American engineer and inventor who played a crucial role in the development of the hydraulic press and other industrial machinery during the 20th century.

It's worth noting that variations of the surname, such as "Reidenbacher," "Reitenbacher," and "Reidenpacher," also exist and share a similar linguistic and geographical origin.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reidenbach

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Reidenbach.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Reidenbach was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Reidenbach has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Reidenbach was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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