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

Reimann, 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 Reimann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reimann in America

Reimann is the 12948th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reimann surname appeared 2,372 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Reimann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reimann 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 Reimann

The surname Reimann has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 12th century. It is thought to be derived from the German word "reim," meaning "rhyme" or "verse," suggesting that the name may have been associated with poets, writers, or musicians in its early history.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from the German region of Saxony, where a certain "Reimannus" is mentioned in a document dated 1182.

The name Reimann has also been linked to various place names in Germany, such as Reimann or Reiman, small villages or settlements that may have been the original home of some early bearers of the name.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the name Reimann was Johannes Reimann, a German composer and organist born in Mühlhausen around 1430. His works included sacred and secular compositions, and he is considered one of the earliest known composers from the region of Thuringia.

Another prominent individual with the surname Reimann was Georg Reimann, a German mathematician born in 1828. He made significant contributions to the field of number theory and is best known for his work on the Riemann zeta function, which is named after him and the mathematician Bernhard Riemann.

In the 19th century, the Reimann family was also associated with the brewing industry in Germany. Johann Reimann, born in 1837, founded the Reimann Brewery in the town of Menden, which remained in operation until the late 20th century.

Other notable individuals with the surname Reimann include Günther Reimann, a German writer and journalist born in 1904, who was known for his works on political and social issues, and Brigitte Reimann, a German author born in 1933, whose novels and short stories explored themes of identity and social change in East Germany.

While the name Reimann has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and various historical events, with bearers of the name found in various countries and cultures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reimann

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

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 Reimann 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 Reimann 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 Reimann was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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