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

Reinbold, 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 Reinbold surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reinbold in America

Reinbold is the 19590th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reinbold surname appeared 1,377 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 Reinbold.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reinbold 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 Reinbold

The surname Reinbold is of German origin, with roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German words "rein," meaning "pure" or "clean," and "bald," meaning "bold" or "brave." The name likely originated in the southern regions of Germany during the 12th or 13th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Reinbold surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, where a certain Reinboldus is mentioned in a charter dated 1241. This suggests that the name was already in use at that time.

Another historical reference to the Reinbold name comes from the Heberegister, a medieval tax register from the region of Württemberg, where a Reinbold von Eningen is listed as a landowner in the village of Eningen in the year 1347.

In the 15th century, there are records of a Reinbold von Helmstatt, a knight from the town of Helmstatt in present-day Baden-Württemberg, who participated in various campaigns during the Hussite Wars between 1419 and 1436.

During the Renaissance period, a notable figure bearing the Reinbold surname was Johannes Reinbold (1492-1538), a German humanist scholar and professor of Greek at the University of Ingolstadt. He published several works on classical literature and was known for his translations of ancient Greek texts.

In the 17th century, Johann Reinbold (1616-1671) was a prominent German jurist and legal scholar from Nuremberg. He served as a professor of law at the University of Altdorf and authored several influential legal treatises.

Over the centuries, the Reinbold surname has undergone various spelling variations, such as Reinboldt, Reinbolt, Reinbolten, and Reinbolten. These variations reflect the regional dialects and local pronunciations of the name in different parts of Germany.

While the Reinbold surname is most closely associated with its German roots, it has also been adopted by families in other countries, possibly due to migration or intermarriage. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain deeply rooted in the German language and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reinbold

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

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

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