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

Reinstein, 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 Reinstein surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reinstein in America

Reinstein is the 34272nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reinstein surname appeared 662 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 Reinstein.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reinstein 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 Reinstein

The surname REINSTEIN is of German origin, with its roots traceable to the late medieval period in the region of Bavaria. It is believed to be derived from the Old High German words "rein" meaning "pure" or "clean," and "stein" meaning "stone" or "rock." The name likely originated as a descriptive term referring to a person living near a clean, clear stream or brook.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Bavarian town records of Augsburg, where a certain Hans Reinstein is mentioned as a resident in the year 1487. Another early mention is in the tax records of the city of Nuremberg, where a Michael Reinstein is listed as a craftsman in 1523.

The name REINSTEIN appears to have been particularly prevalent in the regions of Franconia and Swabia during the 16th and 17th centuries. It is noteworthy that a Johann Reinstein, born in 1602 in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, is recorded as having been a prominent scholar and theologian, authoring several influential works on religious philosophy.

In the 18th century, the name is found in various records from the Palatinate region, such as church registers and tax documents. One notable figure from this period was Georg Reinstein (1734-1806), a respected jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the city of Mannheim.

As the name spread across German-speaking lands, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Reinsteyn, Reinhstein, and Rheinstein. In the 19th century, a prominent military figure was Karl Reinstein (1818-1892), a Prussian general who fought in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War.

Another individual of note was the artist and printmaker Max Reinstein (1856-1924), who was born in Berlin and is renowned for his etchings and engravings depicting scenes from everyday life in Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reinstein

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

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

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