Reich is used as a family name or surname in Israel, Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Reich
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Israel, Germany
Meaning:

Lastname Reich is the variant of Rieck. Descendant of Rieck, a pet form of Rieckert meaning "rule, hard".

Descendant of Rico, a pet form of Riculf meaning "powerful, wolf".

How popular is Reich?

Reich is common in Germany, United States, Austria, Israel, Switzerland, Poland, France, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Hungary, Argentina, Czechia, England, Mexico, Romania, Italy, South Africa, Denmark.

Reich is ranked 9028 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Reich bearers increased by 4.95 per cent in 2010 US census to 12891 since 2000, the surname slipped by 100 spots and ranked at 2796. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.85 95.79
Hispanic or Latino 2.72 1.51
Others 1.44 1.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.96 0.58
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.53 0.38
Black 0.5 0.56
Reich is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies that it is originated from Germany. Around 62777 people have been found who wears Reich as their family name. Reich is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Reich:
266 Germany29,887
2,404 United States18,928
Countries with thousands of Reich:
470 Austria1,963
650 Israel1,939
1,019 Switzerland1,272
4,655 Poland1,247
7,152 France1,226
3,931 Canada1,224
Countries with hundreds of Reich:
9,990 Brazil824
5,791 Australia583
2,002 Hungary553
9,365 Argentina385
5,041 Czechia343
17,123 England287
8,771 Mexico260
11,566 Romania197
40,238 Italy184
29,785 South Africa173
3,690 Denmark159
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,706 Slovenia91
9,083 Croatia91
11,847 Slovakia87
6,777 Chile81
7,938 Ecuador77
9,541 Sweden73
22,307 Belgium71
35,624 Netherlands57
190,094 Thailand52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
31,037 Japan50
8,706 Portugal47
174,427 Russia43
9,432 Dominican Republic39
41,125 Spain39
9,883 Uruguay34
11,507 Scotland24
25,890 New Zealand15
68,752 Kazakhstan14
18,211 Singapore13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
44,190 Norway9
2,946 Mozambique9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
32,693 Peru8
2,565 Belize7
5,474 Honduras6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Heinr. Reich worked as dyer and hailed from Prussia. 21 years old embarked for New York from Bremen on Elise and arrived on January 11, 1850. 21 years old Anna-Catherine Reich, Jacob Reich, aged 23, Marguerite Reich, aged 33, Christian Reich (44) Farmer, Elise Reich (20) Farmer, 61 years old Benedich Reich, 30 years old Martin Reich, Martin Reich, aged 17, and 1134 other Reich around 36.89% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and mason, mechanic, laborer, daughter, servant, miller, weaver, shoemaker, musician, printer, joiner, clerk, baker, brewer, carpenter, smith, butcher, cigar maker, locksmith, tailor, coppersmith, blacksmith, bricklayer, tourist, hatter, peasant, matron, engineer, miner, peddler, cook migrated to US from Liverpool, Havre, Hamburg and Antwerp.

Reich Namesakes

  • Steve Reich, American composer who, along with La Monte Young
  • Ferdinand Reich, German chemist
  • Lilly Reich, German modernist designer
  • Christian Reich, Swiss bobsledder
  • Jason Reich, American television writer
  • Wilhelm Reich, Austrian doctor of medicine and psychoanalyst
  • Robert Reich, American political commentator, professor
  • Sacred Reich, American thrash metal band based
  • Frank Reich, Frank Michael Reich Jr
  • Otto Reich, American former senior official
  • Eli Thomas Reich, highly decorated United States Navy officer and World War II submarine commander — the only one to sink a battleship during the war
  • Marco Reich, German retired footballer
  • Jeremy Reich, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Charles A. Reich, Professor at Yale Law School when he wrote the 1970 paean to the 1960s counterculture and youth movement
  • Stephen C. Reich, American soldier and Minor League Baseball player
  • Christopher Reich, American author

Reich Namesakes

  • Steve Reich, American composer who, along with La Monte Young
  • Ferdinand Reich, German chemist
  • Lilly Reich, German modernist designer
  • Christian Reich, Swiss bobsledder
  • Jason Reich, American television writer
  • Wilhelm Reich, Austrian doctor of medicine and psychoanalyst
  • Robert Reich, American political commentator, professor
  • Sacred Reich, American thrash metal band based
  • Frank Reich, Frank Michael Reich Jr
  • Otto Reich, American former senior official
  • Eli Thomas Reich, highly decorated United States Navy officer and World War II submarine commander — the only one to sink a battleship during the war
  • Marco Reich, German retired footballer
  • Jeremy Reich, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Charles A. Reich, Professor at Yale Law School when he wrote the 1970 paean to the 1960s counterculture and youth movement
  • Stephen C. Reich, American soldier and Minor League Baseball player
  • Christopher Reich, American author

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