How common is the surname Reinking?

1,032 people in the United States had the surname Reinking in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,172 Americans. It ranked 24,305th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Reinking?

Ann Reinking, American dancer, choreographer and actress (1949-2020), followed by Nate Reinking.

Where is the surname Reinking most common?

Wikidata records people named Reinking in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Reinking getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,032 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Reinking

A surname, carried by 1,032 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reinking is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,032 people named Reinking in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 299,172 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,047.

#24,305

rank among US surnames

1,032

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,833)

Who is named Reinking

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

95% of people named Reinking identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reinkings

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ann Reinking
American dancer, choreographer and actress (1949-2020)
Nate Reinking
British-American basketball player, born 1973

Notable Reinkings come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reinking

Renken

Reinking has the Soundex code R525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R525.

Questions

How common is the surname Reinking?: 1,032 people in the United States had the surname Reinking in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,172 Americans. It ranked 24,305th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reinking?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Reinking identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Reinking?: Ann Reinking, American dancer, choreographer and actress (1949-2020), followed by Nate Reinking.
Where is the surname Reinking most common?: Wikidata records people named Reinking in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Reinking getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,032 in 2010, down 1.4%.