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

Reinhold, 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 Reinhold surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reinhold in America

Reinhold is the 9186th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reinhold surname appeared 3,551 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 Reinhold.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reinhold 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 Reinhold

The surname Reinhold has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the medieval period around the 12th century. It is derived from the Germanic elements "ragin" meaning "counsel" and "waldan" meaning "to rule." Therefore, Reinhold can be interpreted as a strong name meaning "to rule with counsel" or "wise counselor."

The Reinhold surname was initially found in areas such as Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia, where it was borne by influential individuals or those associated with ruling or advisory roles. Early variations of the name included spellings like Reinholdt, Reinolt, and Reinholt.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Reinhold appears in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a 9th-century manuscript from the Benedictine abbey of Corvey in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This document lists individuals with the name Reinhold who made land donations to the abbey.

In the 13th century, a nobleman named Reinhold von Vetzberg was a prominent figure in the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. He served as a trusted advisor and diplomat, befitting the meaning of his name.

Another notable bearer of the Reinhold surname was Erasmus Reinhold (1511-1553), a German mathematician and astronomer. He is known for his work on the Prussian Tables, which were used for calculating planetary positions and eclipses.

During the 16th century, a Reinhold family settled in the town of Hagen, in what is now North Rhine-Westphalia. One member of this family, Johann Reinhold (1556-1612), became a respected theologian and served as a professor at the University of Helmstedt.

In the realm of literature, Reinhold Lenz (1808-1892) was a German novelist and playwright. He is particularly remembered for his work "The Pandora Expedition," which was inspired by his travels to Mexico and Central America.

Finally, a more recent figure with the Reinhold surname was Reinhold Messner (born 1944), an Italian mountaineer and explorer. He is renowned for being the first person to climb all fourteen of the world's eight-thousander peaks, a remarkable feat in the annals of mountaineering.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reinhold

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

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

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