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    The surname Rieken

    A surname, carried by 726 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R250

    Rieken: #31,790 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Rieken #31,790, 726 people Rieken: #31,790 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Rieken #31,790, 726 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rieken is more common than 80.4% of them.

    Origin

    From the German surname, spelling variant of Riek, Rieke, Rieck, and Riecken (also see Reich).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 726 people named Rieken in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 425,269 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 647.

    #31,790
    rank among US surnames
    726
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.2%
    change since 2000 (was #33,292)

    Who is named Rieken

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

    92% of people named Rieken identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.8%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rieken come from?
    From the German surname, spelling variant of Riek, Rieke, Rieck, and Riecken (also see Reich).
    How common is the surname Rieken?
    726 people in the United States had the surname Rieken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 425,269 Americans. It ranked 31,790th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rieken?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Rieken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Rieken getting more or less common?
    More common. 647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 726 in 2010, up 12%.