Reineking is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Reineking
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Reineking is the form of the Reyner. Scholar Ferguson says:- "This is the same name as that of the famous Northern sea-king, Ragnar Lodbrok, who ravaged England in the ninth century, and, being taken prisoner by Ella, king of Nor thumberland, was, as the legend goes, stung to death in a dungeon filled with serpents. Reinhard and Reinardus seem to be variations of the same name. Hundred Rolls Reyner and Fil' Reyner".

Is a form of Renner. Old English renne is to run: a runner. The Promptorium Parvulorum latinizes rennare, as cursor; also as fugitivus, profugus, etc.

A variant form of Rayner. An old personal name. Raynerus occurs as a Herefordshire tenant in capite in Domesday. Reyner and Fil' eyner can be found in Hundred Rolls.

Reineking is the form of the Renner. One who carried messages on foot or horseback, a runner.

Variation of Rayner. Descendant of Raymond meaning "counsel, protection".

Reineking is a form of Reinecke. Descendant of little Ragino, a pet form of names beginning with Ragin meaning "counsel," as Raganrich, Raginscalc and Raginulf.

How popular is Reineking?

Reineking is common in United States, Germany.

Reineking is ranked 463335 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Reineking bearers increased by 4.72 per cent in 2010 US census to 244 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1616 spots and ranked at 78316. The last name was found in merely 8 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 99.59 99.14
Reineking is an uncommon last name, few people in United States and Cayman Islands have the family name. Around 727 people have been found who wears Reineking as their family name. Few people around the world have Reineking as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Reineking:
74,948 United States356
26,066 Germany340
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
73,030 Netherlands13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
30,910 Chile8
239,735 Canada7

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Johann Reineking was 21 years old when he migrated to Albany on May 26, 1851. He lived in Prussia where he worked as farmer and took Agnes from Bremen. Friedrich Reineking (23) Shoemaker, Friedrich Reineking (6), 8 years old Heinrich Reineking, Heinrich Reineking (36), Wilhelm Reineking (4), 38 years old Wilhelmine Reineking, Maria Reineking, Friedr. Reineking, aged 16, Michel Reineking (21) Farmer, are other Reineking that migrated to US.

Related Family Names: