Reith is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Reith
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Worn especially in the Moselle and the Upper Rhine, it is a place name with the meaning of essart, cleared forest, a metonymic nickname for one who operates a essart (Old High German riuti = clearing essart).

How popular is Reith?

Reith is common in United States.

Reith is ranked 48065 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Reith bearers increased by 2.983425 per cent in 2010 US census to 1864 since 2000, the surname slipped by 680 spots and ranked at 15663. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.67 95.41
Reith is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 9936 people have been found who wears Reith as their family name. Reith is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
720,003 Russia4
14,078 Japan3
14,054 China3
1,500,361 India2
34,681 Norway2
19,046 Ireland2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
21,529 Singapore2
65,594 Belgium2
174,544 Czech Republic1
53,033 Nigeria1
30,360 Thailand1
7,191 Afghanistan1
120,357 Argentina1
340 Comoros1
16,640 Hong Kong1
9,498 Iceland1
16,283 Lithuania1
3,307 Malta1
56,169 Mexico1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
153,416 Italy1
5,553 Taiwan1
7,292 Vietnam1
123,175 Tanzania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
7,279 Wales45
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
59,636 Spain29
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,157 New Zealand76
104,075 Brazil64
9,807 Denmark59
Countries with hundreds of Reith:
11,889 England516
6,884 Netherlands403
2,133 Scotland335
14,400 Canada261
22,865 South Africa256
45,235 France220
5,909 Austria210
13,044 Australia210
7,168 Hungary164
7,350 Switzerland162
Countries with thousands of Reith:
1,784 Germany4,472
14,560 United States2,329
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Bridget Reith worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for Boston from Liverpool on M Howes and arrived on August 23, 1848.

Reith Namesakes

  • Bruce Reitherman, Child actor
  • Bruce Reitherman, Child actor
  • Wolfgang Reitherman, Animator
  • Dieter Reith, Composer
  • Wolfgang Reitherman, Animator
  • Wolfgang Reitherman, Animator
  • Gerda Reith, Author
  • Peter Reith, Former Member of the Australian Parliament
  • Norbert Reithofer, Businessman
  • Brian Reith, Baseball player

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