How common is the surname Reis?

12,165 people in the United States had the surname Reis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,380 Americans. It ranked 2,953rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reis?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Reis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reis?

Jonathan Reis, Brazilian association football player, followed by Vitor Reis.

Where is the surname Reis most common?

Wikidata records people named Reis in Brazil, the United States and Spain.

Is the surname Reis getting more or less common?

More common. 11,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,165 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Reis

A surname, carried by 12,165 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reis is more common than 98.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,165 people named Reis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,380 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,331.

#2,953

rank among US surnames

12,165

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,918)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,944	Talbert	12,181	25,346
#2,946	Hopson	12,180	25,349
#2,947	Waterman	12,177	25,355
#2,948	Gao	12,172	25,365
#2,949	Lantz	12,169	25,371
#2,950	Cornwell	12,168	25,374
#2,952	Nye	12,167	25,376

Who is named Reis

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

89% of people named Reis identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reiss

18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jonathan Reis
Brazilian association football player, born 1989
Vitor Reis
Brazilian association football player (born 2006)
Kali Reis
American boxer and actress, born 1986
Irving Reis
American film director (1906-1953)
Matheus Reis
Brazilian footballer (born 1995)
Matt Reis
American soccer player, born 1975
Maria Firmina dos Reis
Brazilian abolitionist, writer and journalist, 1825–1917
Aline Villares Reis
Brazilian association football player, born 1989
Luiz Lúcio Reis Júnior
Brazilian footballer, born 2001
Wilson Reis
Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1985
Fernando Reis
Brazilian weightlifter, born 1990
Wallace Reis Silva
Brazilian footballer, born 1987

Notable Reiss come mostly from Brazil (14), the United States (3) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reis

Reis has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Questions

How common is the surname Reis?: 12,165 people in the United States had the surname Reis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,380 Americans. It ranked 2,953rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reis?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Reis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reis?: Jonathan Reis, Brazilian association football player, followed by Vitor Reis.
Where is the surname Reis most common?: Wikidata records people named Reis in Brazil, the United States and Spain.
Is the surname Reis getting more or less common?: More common. 11,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,165 in 2010, up 7.4%.