How common is the surname Rhinehart?

5,707 people in the United States had the surname Rhinehart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,099 Americans. It ranked 6,025th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Rhinehart getting more or less common?

More common. 5,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,707 in 2010, up 5.6%.

Is Rhinehart also a first name?

Yes. Rhinehart 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 Rhinehart

A German patronymic surname, carried by 5,707 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R563

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rhinehart is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Americanized. Altered by folk etymology under the influence of the river Rhine.

Rhinehart 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 5,707 people named Rhinehart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,099 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,405.

#6,025

rank among US surnames

5,707

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,866)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,021	Olive	5,712	54,052
#6,022	Campa	5,709	54,080
#6,024	Parkhurst	5,708	54,090
#6,025	Theisen	5,707	54,099

Who is named Rhinehart

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

81% of people named Rhinehart identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rhinehart

Rhinehart 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 Rhinehart come from?: Americanized. Altered by folk etymology under the influence of the river Rhine.
How common is the surname Rhinehart?: 5,707 people in the United States had the surname Rhinehart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,099 Americans. It ranked 6,025th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rhinehart?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Rhinehart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Rhinehart?: Rhinehart is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Rhinehart getting more or less common?: More common. 5,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,707 in 2010, up 5.6%.
Is Rhinehart also a first name?: Yes. Rhinehart 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.