How common is the surname Reinhardt?

12,057 people in the United States had the surname Reinhardt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,607 Americans. It ranked 2,973rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reinhardt?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Reinhardt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reinhardt?

Max Reinhardt, Austrian-American theater director and actor (1873-1943), followed by Ad Reinhardt.

Where is the surname Reinhardt most common?

Wikidata records people named Reinhardt in the United States, Austria and Belgium.

Is the surname Reinhardt getting more or less common?

More common. 11,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,057 in 2010, up 3.7%.

What are other spellings of Reinhardt?

Reinhart, Rinehart and Rhinehart.

Is Reinhardt also a first name?

Yes. Reinhardt 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 Reinhardt

A German patronymic surname, carried by 12,057 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R563 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). Reinhardt is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

From the German and Jewish surname, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz, composed of Germanic elements *raginą (“counsel”) + *harduz (“strong”).

Reinhardt is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 12,057 people named Reinhardt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,607 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,622.

#2,973

rank among US surnames

12,057

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,828)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,964	Monk	12,103	25,510
#2,965	Pence	12,101	25,514
#2,966	Hatton	12,090	25,537
#2,967	Rust	12,086	25,546
#2,968	Duckworth	12,080	25,558
#2,969	Frantz	12,079	25,561
#2,970	O'Reilly	12,074	25,571

Who is named Reinhardt

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

93% of people named Reinhardt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reinhardts

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Max Reinhardt
Austrian-American theater director and actor (1873-1943)
Ad Reinhardt
American painter and printmaker (1913–1967)
Gottfried Reinhardt
Austrian-American film director, 1913–1994
Larry Reinhardt
American guitarist (1948–2012)
Aurelia Henry Reinhardt
American educator and social activist (1877-1948)
Doug Reinhardt
American actor and baseball player, born 1985
Joseph Reinhardt
Belgian musician and banjoist (1912-1982)
Mimi Reinhardt
Austrian Jewish secretary, 1915–2022
G. Frederick Reinhardt
American diplomat, 1911–1971
Heinrich Reinhardt
Austrian composer (1865-1922)

Notable Reinhardts come mostly from the United States (6), Austria (3) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Reinhardt

Reinhardt has the Soundex code R563, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R563.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Reinhardt come from?: From the German and Jewish surname, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz, composed of Germanic elements *raginą (“counsel”) + *harduz (“strong”).
How common is the surname Reinhardt?: 12,057 people in the United States had the surname Reinhardt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,607 Americans. It ranked 2,973rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reinhardt?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Reinhardt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reinhardt?: Max Reinhardt, Austrian-American theater director and actor (1873-1943), followed by Ad Reinhardt.
Where is the surname Reinhardt most common?: Wikidata records people named Reinhardt in the United States, Austria and Belgium.
What type of surname is Reinhardt?: Reinhardt is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Reinhardt getting more or less common?: More common. 11,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,057 in 2010, up 3.7%.
What are other spellings of Reinhardt?: Reinhart, Rinehart and Rhinehart.
Is Reinhardt also a first name?: Yes. Reinhardt 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.