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

Reusch, 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 Reusch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reusch in America

Reusch is the 24934th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reusch surname appeared 997 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 Reusch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reusch 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 Reusch

The surname Reusch originates from Germany and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the German word "rusch" or "rausch," which means "rush" or "reed," suggesting that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived near a reed bed or marsh.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Reusch appears in the Hamburg Bürgerbuch, a citizen's register from the 14th century, where a certain Johann Reusch is mentioned as a resident of the city.

In the 15th century, the name Reusch can be found in various records, such as the Stadtbücher (city books) of Weissenburg, Bavaria, where a Cuntz Reusch is recorded as a citizen in 1457.

The Reusch family has a long-standing presence in the Rhineland region of Germany, particularly in the city of Cologne. One notable member was Johann Georg Reusch (1672-1743), a renowned Catholic theologian and professor at the University of Cologne.

Another prominent figure with the surname Reusch was Franz Heinrich Reusch (1823-1900), a German Catholic theologian and church historian who served as a professor at the University of Bonn. He was a leading figure in the Old Catholic movement, which sought to reform the Catholic Church.

In the 16th century, the name Reusch appears in the records of the town of Ochsenfurt, in present-day Bavaria, where a certain Hans Reusch is mentioned as a citizen in 1547.

The name Reusch can also be found in various placenames throughout Germany, such as Reuschenbach (a stream in Bavaria) and Reuschenberg (a hill in North Rhine-Westphalia), further indicating the widespread presence of this surname.

Other notable individuals with the surname Reusch include Johann Peter Reusch (1779-1844), a German jurist and politician who served as the Minister of Justice in the Grand Duchy of Baden, and Friedrich Reusch (1813-1892), a German Protestant theologian and orientalist who made significant contributions to the study of Semitic languages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reusch

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

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

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