How common is the surname Reith?

1,864 people in the United States had the surname Reith in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,636 Americans. It ranked 15,663rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reith?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Reith identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reith?

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, British broadcasting executive and politician (1889–1971).

Where is the surname Reith most common?

Wikidata records people named Reith in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Reith getting more or less common?

More common. 1,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,864 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Reith

A surname, carried by 1,864 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reith is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,864 people named Reith in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,636 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,810.

#15,663

rank among US surnames

1,864

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #14,983)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,658	Matzke	1,865	165,547
#15,663	Bert	1,864	165,636
#15,669	Donaghy	1,863	165,725

Who is named Reith

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

94% of people named Reith identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reiths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
British broadcasting executive and politician (1889–1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reith

Reith has the Soundex code R300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R300.

Questions

How common is the surname Reith?: 1,864 people in the United States had the surname Reith in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,636 Americans. It ranked 15,663rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reith?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Reith identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reith?: John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, British broadcasting executive and politician (1889–1971).
Where is the surname Reith most common?: Wikidata records people named Reith in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Reith getting more or less common?: More common. 1,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,864 in 2010, up 3.0%.