How common is the surname Reeb?

1,436 people in the United States had the surname Reeb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,004 Americans. It ranked 18,984th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reeb?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Reeb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reeb?

James Reeb, American activist and minister (1927–1965).

Where is the surname Reeb most common?

Wikidata records people named Reeb in the United States.

Is the surname Reeb getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,436 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname Reeb

A surname, carried by 1,436 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reeb is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

Dutch and German surname, from the old Germanic name *Ripo, derived from a compound *rīkī (“power”) + *berht (“bright”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,436 people named Reeb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 215,004 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,478.

#18,984

rank among US surnames

1,436

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,556)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,977	Callas	1,437	214,854
#18,984	Arbaugh	1,436	215,004

Who is named Reeb

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

94% of people named Reeb identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reebs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Reeb
American activist and minister (1927–1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reeb

Reeb has the Soundex code R100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R100.

Questions

Where does the surname Reeb come from?: Dutch and German surname, from the old Germanic name *Ripo, derived from a compound *rīkī (“power”) + *berht (“bright”).
How common is the surname Reeb?: 1,436 people in the United States had the surname Reeb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,004 Americans. It ranked 18,984th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reeb?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Reeb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reeb?: James Reeb, American activist and minister (1927–1965).
Where is the surname Reeb most common?: Wikidata records people named Reeb in the United States.
Is the surname Reeb getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,436 in 2010, down 2.8%.