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

Reinking, 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 Reinking surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reinking in America

Reinking is the 24305th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reinking surname appeared 1,032 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 Reinking.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reinking 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 Reinking

The surname Reinking is of German origin, derived from the region of Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated as a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near a stream or a small river, from the German words "rein" meaning "small" and "king" meaning "stream" or "brook".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Reinking can be found in the town records of Mainz, Germany, from the year 1587, where a certain Johann Reinking is mentioned as a resident. The name also appears in various church records and tax rolls from the 17th and 18th centuries in towns and villages around the Rhine and Moselle river regions.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, many Reinkings migrated from Germany to other parts of Europe and the Americas, seeking better opportunities and fleeing religious persecution. One notable early bearer of the name was Johann Friedrich Reinking (1715-1783), a German theologian and philosopher who wrote extensively on moral philosophy and ethics.

In the United States, the Reinking surname first appeared in the late 18th century, with several families settling in Pennsylvania and Ohio. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Johann Georg Reinking (1751-1819), a German immigrant who settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and became a successful farmer and landowner.

Another prominent figure with the Reinking surname was Friedrich Wilhelm Reinking (1827-1905), a German-American artist and painter known for his landscapes and portraits. He emigrated to the United States in 1857 and became a member of the National Academy of Design in New York City.

Other notable individuals with the surname Reinking include Wilhelm Reinking (1826-1901), a German architect and builder responsible for several iconic buildings in Berlin, and Hans Reinking (1863-1935), a German painter and printmaker best known for his etchings and lithographs depicting rural life in Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reinking

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

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

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