Reis is used as a family name or surname in Germany, France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Reis
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, France
Meaning:

Reis is a form of Ray. The estate of Gill, in the parish of Bromfield, county of Cumberland, belonged to the family of Reay, or Ray, from the time of William the Lion, king of Scotland, who died in 1214. Tradition says, that the original Ray was a faithful adherent of the Scottish monarch, by whom he was greatly esteemed, for his extraordinary swiftness of foot in pursuing the deer (which, like that of the Homeric hero, ποδας ωκυς Αχιλλευς, exceeded that of most horsemen and dogs) and who gave him the estate. The tenure was by a pepper-corn rent, with the stipulation, that the name of William should be perpetuated in the family. This was strictly observed from generation to generation, until the latter half of the last century, when the Mr. William Reay in possession gave to the 'hope of the house' the name of John. From these Reays have sprung most, if not all, the Rays, Wreys, and Wrays, in England. John Ray, the naturalist, originally wrote himself Wray, and his ancestors, who but a generation or two before had emigrated from Cumberand, spelt their name indifferently Wray or Wrey. The surname itself was probably borrowed from the sobriquet of William the Lion's fleet-footed vassal, Ra, or rua, being the Anglo-Saxon, and rae the Lowland Scottish for a roe. The fish called a ray was so named after the great naturalist.

Is variant form of Rate. Has been explained as the Irish raithe, arbiter, umpire.

Surname is variant form of Rait. The ancient family of Rait of Halgreen, co. Kincardine, derived their surname from the lands of Rate in Perthshire. There is a village in the last-named county called Rait.

Family name is a variation of Riess. The large man; descendant of Riso meaning "giant"; one who came from Riess, in Germany.

Lastname is the form of Ray. Descendant of Ray, a pet form of Raymond meaning "wise, protection"; dweller at the sign of the roe deer; one with some of the qualities of the roe deer; one who played the part of the king inplay or pageant; one who was connected in some way with a king's household.

Surname Reis is a variant form of Reiser. One who left to go to war; one who came from Reiser, in Germany.

Descendant of Riso meaning "giant".

Reis is the form of Rat. The animal: a sobriquet. Le Rat can be found in Hundred Rolls.

The surname Reis is the variant of Reiss. A Russian. Aberdeen Regist., quoted by Jamieson.

Reis is variant of the Rait. Historian Nisbet says that the family came from "the country of Rhetia," in Germany, unde nomen, and settling in Nairnshire temp. Malcolm IV., obtained from that monarch lands, which they designated by their own name. A most improbable statement. Sir Gervais Rait was "of that Ilk," temp.

How popular is Reis?

Reis is common in Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, United States, Germany, East Timor, Afghanistan, Turkey, Canada, France, Israel, Australia, Indonesia, England, Spain, Austria, Argentina, Switzerland, South Africa, Venezuela, Nigeria, Sweden, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Thailand, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Philippines, Northern Cyprus, Luxembourg, Italy, Morocco, Finland.

Reis is ranked 1005 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Reis bearers increased by 7.36 per cent in 2010 US census to 12165 since 2000, the surname slipped by 35 spots and ranked at 2953. 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 88.94 88.42
Hispanic or Latino 4.25 3.51
Black 2.72 1.91
Others 2.31 4.75
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.63 1.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.16 0.19
Reis is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil however East Timor is ahead in terms of density. Around 532157 people have been found who wears Reis as their family name. Reis is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Reis:
79 Brazil363,032
Countries with ten thousands of Reis:
33 Portugal52,321
129 Angola35,494
282 Mozambique23,483
2,893 United States15,725
972 Germany10,369
Countries with thousands of Reis:
42 East Timor8,521
581 Afghanistan4,582
2,377 Turkey3,875
2,570 Canada2,032
4,722 France1,741
899 Israel1,449
Countries with hundreds of Reis:
4,033 Australia896
15,409 Indonesia838
8,014 England803
6,134 Spain680
2,021 Austria614
6,501 Argentina558
3,120 Switzerland428
16,227 South Africa384
3,749 Venezuela292
31,178 Nigeria265
2,984 Sweden265
12,605 Netherlands227
25,263 Poland205
9,611 Belgium193
71,274 Thailand174
146 Cape Verde165
167 São Tomé and Príncipe151
69,467 Philippines151
253 Northern Cyprus150
540 Luxembourg147
47,840 Italy136
42,794 Morocco136
5,227 Finland132
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,943 Paraguay95
20,499 Czechia83
2,039 Trinidad and Tobago83
192,972 India77
2,869 Singapore77
1,936 Suriname70
74,893 Ukraine68
6,481 Dominican Republic62
1,824 Guyana58
15,316 Peru53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,613 Wales49
164,949 Russia47
10,831 Chile44
7,876 Scotland43
5,782 Estonia42
8,364 Uruguay42
70 Guinea-Bissau36
12,711 Lithuania33
19,235 Norway33
29,092 Slovakia32
7,012 Ireland30
558 Andorra28
27,854 Hungary24
620 Antigua and Barbuda21
21,168 Denmark20
49,949 Pakistan17
36,578 Mexico15
25,890 New Zealand15
6,584 Panama15
5,142 China14
3,211 Senegal14
32,084 Croatia12
1,718 Jersey12
95,442 Malaysia12
45,659 Japan11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
48,153 Egypt9
160,212 Iran9
89,832 Kazakhstan9
400 Macau9
16,935 Jordan7
33,397 Zambia7
5,222 Hong Kong6
10,578 Namibia6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant J. Reis from Ireland aboard the Antartic from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on February 24, 1851. J. Reis, aged 25, 19 years old Anne Reis, are other Reis that migrated to US.

From Italy

Serono Reis was 30 years old when he migrated to USA on December 10, 1880. He lived in Italy where he worked as laborer and took Victoria from London.

From Germany

9 years old Barbara Reis who was residing in Wurtemberg migrated to New York on June 22, 1852 by Hopley put out from Havre. Catharine Reis (40) Farmer, Elisabeth Reis, 5 years old Margareth Reis, Margareth Reis, Margareth Reis, aged 36, Melchior Reis, aged 39, Farmer Michel Reis, Philipp Reis, and 737 other Reis around 43.9% of whom were farmer while others worked as tailor and laborer, joiner, servant, shoemaker, carpenter, daughter, baker, merchant, painter, peddler, miller, pot maker, butcher, spinster, clerk, watchmaker, brewer, locksmith, blacksmith, student, mason, musician, tourist, cook migrated to US.

Reis Namesakes

  • Johann Philipp Reis, self-taught German scientist and inventor
  • Afonso Celso Garcia Reis, ',see Afonso Guimarães da Silva
  • Claire Raphael Reis, music promoter and the founder of the People's Music League
  • José Cláudio dos Reis, Brazilian sports administrator
  • Piri Reis, Ottoman admiral, navigator
  • Michelle Reis, Hong Kong actress of Portuguese and Shanghainese descent
  • Alves dos Reis,
  • Matt Reis, American former soccer goalkeeper and current coach
  • Ricardo Reis, Portuguese economist and professor of economics at London School of Economics
  • António Reis, Portuguese film director
  • Ron Reis, American professional wrestler
  • John Reis, American musician, singer, guitarist
  • Oruç Reis, Ottoman 'bey' of Algiers and 'beylerbey' of the West Mediterranean
  • Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis, Brazilian former professional footballer
  • António Soares dos Reis, Portuguese sculptor
  • Ivan Reis, 'Aquaman' vol
  • Irving Reis, radio program producer and director
  • David Reis, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Kemal Reis, Ottoman privateer and admiral
  • José Alberto dos Reis, Portuguese jurist and the leading Portuguese authority on legal procedure
  • Tommy Reis, relief pitcher
  • Nando Reis, Brazilian musician and producer
  • Kurtoğlu Muslihiddin Reis, privateer and admiral of the Ottoman Empire
  • Kurtoğlu Hızır Reis, Ottoman admiral
  • Seydi Ali Reis, Ottoman admiral and navigator
  • Chris Reis, played as an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League
  • Mairon César Reis, Brazilian striker
  • Micaela Reis, Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2007 and placed first runner-up to Miss World 2007
  • Jonathan Reis, Brazilian footballer
  • Laurie Reis, 19th-century pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Michele Aparecida Pereira Reis, Brazilian women's soccer player

Reis Namesakes

  • Johann Philipp Reis, self-taught German scientist and inventor
  • Afonso Celso Garcia Reis, ',see Afonso Guimarães da Silva
  • Claire Raphael Reis, music promoter and the founder of the People's Music League
  • José Cláudio dos Reis, Brazilian sports administrator
  • Piri Reis, Ottoman admiral, navigator
  • Michelle Reis, Hong Kong actress of Portuguese and Shanghainese descent
  • Alves dos Reis,
  • Matt Reis, American former soccer goalkeeper and current coach
  • Ricardo Reis, Portuguese economist and professor of economics at London School of Economics
  • António Reis, Portuguese film director
  • Ron Reis, American professional wrestler
  • John Reis, American musician, singer, guitarist
  • Oruç Reis, Ottoman 'bey' of Algiers and 'beylerbey' of the West Mediterranean
  • Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis, Brazilian former professional footballer
  • António Soares dos Reis, Portuguese sculptor
  • Ivan Reis, 'Aquaman' vol
  • Irving Reis, radio program producer and director
  • David Reis, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Kemal Reis, Ottoman privateer and admiral
  • José Alberto dos Reis, Portuguese jurist and the leading Portuguese authority on legal procedure
  • Tommy Reis, relief pitcher
  • Nando Reis, Brazilian musician and producer
  • Kurtoğlu Muslihiddin Reis, privateer and admiral of the Ottoman Empire
  • Kurtoğlu Hızır Reis, Ottoman admiral
  • Seydi Ali Reis, Ottoman admiral and navigator
  • Chris Reis, played as an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League
  • Mairon César Reis, Brazilian striker
  • Micaela Reis, Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2007 and placed first runner-up to Miss World 2007
  • Jonathan Reis, Brazilian footballer
  • Laurie Reis, 19th-century pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Michele Aparecida Pereira Reis, Brazilian women's soccer player

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