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    The surname Reifsteck

    A German occupational surname, carried by 649 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R123

    Reifsteck: #34,801 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Reifsteck #34,801, 649 people Reifsteck: #34,801 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Reifsteck #34,801, 649 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reifsteck is more common than 78.6% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Reifsteck, a metonymic occupational surname for a hoop maker or cooper.

    Reifsteck is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 649 people named Reifsteck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 475,725 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 624.

    #34,801
    rank among US surnames
    649
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4%
    change since 2000 (was #34,342)

    Who is named Reifsteck

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

    98% of people named Reifsteck identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Reifsteck come from?
    Borrowed from German Reifsteck, a metonymic occupational surname for a hoop maker or cooper.
    How common is the surname Reifsteck?
    649 people in the United States had the surname Reifsteck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 475,725 Americans. It ranked 34,801st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Reifsteck?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Reifsteck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Reifsteck?
    Reifsteck is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Reifsteck getting more or less common?
    More common. 624 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 649 in 2010, up 4.0%.