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    The surname Rinehart

    A German patronymic surname, carried by 13,392 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R563

    Rinehart: #2,688 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Rinehart #2,688, 13,392 people Rinehart: #2,688 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rinehart #2,688, 13,392 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rinehart is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    A surname from German [in turn transferred from the given name], variant of Reinhardt.

    Rinehart 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 13,392 people named Rinehart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,054 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,192.

    #2,688
    rank among US surnames
    13,392
    people in 2010
    4.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.5%
    change since 2000 (was #2,510)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,679Guajardo13,43822,976
    #2,680Hook13,43722,977
    #2,682Scherer13,42123,005
    #2,683Darden13,41423,017
    #2,684Joy13,41323,018
    #2,685Tirado13,41023,024
    #2,686Robb13,40223,037

    Who is named Rinehart

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

    94% of people named Rinehart identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Rineharts

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gina Rinehart
      Australian businessperson, born 1954
    • Mary Roberts Rinehart
      American mystery writer (1876–1958)

    Notable Rineharts come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rinehart

    Rinehart 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 Rinehart come from?
    Rinehart is German in origin.
    How common is the surname Rinehart?
    13,392 people in the United States had the surname Rinehart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,054 Americans. It ranked 2,688th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rinehart?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rinehart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Rinehart?
    Gina Rinehart, Australian businessperson, followed by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
    Where is the surname Rinehart most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rinehart in Australia and the United States.
    What type of surname is Rinehart?
    Rinehart is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Rinehart getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,392 in 2010, up 1.5%.
    Is Rinehart also a first name?
    Yes. Rinehart 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.