How common is the surname Reber?

5,295 people in the United States had the surname Reber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,309 Americans. It ranked 6,418th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reber?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Reber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reber?

Grote Reber, American pioneer of radio astronomy (1911–2002).

Where is the surname Reber most common?

Wikidata records people named Reber in the United States.

Is the surname Reber getting more or less common?

More common. 5,138 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,295 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Reber

A surname, carried by 5,295 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reber is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,295 people named Reber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,309 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,138.

#6,418

rank among US surnames

5,295

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,409	Muncy	5,308	58,166
#6,410	Schütz	5,307	58,177
#6,411	Reavis	5,305	58,199
#6,412	Moskowitz	5,304	58,210
#6,413	Hinman	5,303	58,221
#6,414	D'Elia	5,301	58,243
#6,416	Mick	5,299	58,265

Who is named Reber

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Reber identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rebers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Grote Reber
American pioneer of radio astronomy (1911–2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reber

Reber has the Soundex code R160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R160.

Questions

How common is the surname Reber?: 5,295 people in the United States had the surname Reber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,309 Americans. It ranked 6,418th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reber?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Reber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reber?: Grote Reber, American pioneer of radio astronomy (1911–2002).
Where is the surname Reber most common?: Wikidata records people named Reber in the United States.
Is the surname Reber getting more or less common?: More common. 5,138 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,295 in 2010, up 3.1%.