How common is the surname Reiner?

5,202 people in the United States had the surname Reiner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,351 Americans. It ranked 6,522nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reiner?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Reiner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reiner?

Carl Reiner, American actor, followed by Rob Reiner.

Where is the surname Reiner most common?

Wikidata records people named Reiner in the United States, Austria and Germany and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Reiner?

Reiner is /ˈɹaɪ.nə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Reiner getting more or less common?

More common. 4,951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,202 in 2010, up 5.1%.

Is Reiner also a first name?

Yes. Reiner is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Reiner

A German surname, carried by 5,202 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹaɪ.nə/ 2 syllables Soundex R560 Also a first name

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

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Reiner. Doublet of Rayner.

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 5,202 people named Reiner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,351 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,951.

#6,522

rank among US surnames

5,202

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,337)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,516	Wilmoth	5,205	59,317
#6,520	Pettus	5,204	59,329
#6,521	Macy	5,203	59,340
#6,522	Reiner	5,202	59,351
#6,523	Claiborne	5,201	59,363

Who is named Reiner

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

94% of people named Reiner identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reiners

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carl Reiner
American actor, 1922–2020
Rob Reiner
American filmmaker and actor (1947–2025)
Estelle Reiner
American actress and singer (1914–2008)
Alysia Reiner
American actress, born 1970
Tracy Reiner
American actress, born 1964
Michele Singer Reiner
American film producer and photographer, 1955–2025
Jared Reiner
American basketball player (born 1982)
Constantin Reiner
Austrian association football player, born 1997
Ella Lingens
Austrian physician (1908–2002)
Ernst Reissner
Baltic German anatomist (1824-1878)

Notable Reiners come mostly from the United States (7), Austria (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reiner

Reiner has the Soundex code R560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R560.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Reiner come from?: Borrowed from German Reiner. Doublet of Rayner.
How common is the surname Reiner?: 5,202 people in the United States had the surname Reiner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,351 Americans. It ranked 6,522nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reiner?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Reiner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reiner?: Carl Reiner, American actor, followed by Rob Reiner.
Where is the surname Reiner most common?: Wikidata records people named Reiner in the United States, Austria and Germany and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Reiner?: Reiner is /ˈɹaɪ.nə/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Reiner getting more or less common?: More common. 4,951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,202 in 2010, up 5.1%.
Is Reiner also a first name?: Yes. Reiner is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.