Explore the Family Name Reichelt

The meaning of Reichelt

German: 1. variant of Reichel 1. 2. variant of Reichel 1 + excrescent -t. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erna, Gerhard, Klaus, Lothar, Reiner, Wilhelm.

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How common is the last name Reichelt in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Reichelt has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 25448 with a count of 913, amounting to a proportion of 0.34 per 100k. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 35294 and the count to 638, resulting in a decreased proportion of 0.22 per 100k. This represents a change of -38.69 in rank and -30.12 in count, alongside a -35.29 change in the proportion per 100k.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,448	#35,294	-38.69%
Count	913	638	-30.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.22	-35.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reichelt

The ethnicity associated with the surname Reichelt also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority ethnic identity associated with the surname was White at 94.63%, followed by Hispanic at 2.52%, Two or more races at 1.86%, and Asian/Pacific Islander at 0.55%. By 2010, the percentage of the White ethnic identity slightly dipped to 94.04%, while the Hispanic percentage increased to 3.13%. The percentage for Two or more races saw a decline to 1.10%, and the Asian/Pacific Islander category was not represented. Interestingly, a new ethnic identity surfaced in 2010: American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.78%. The surname did not have any associations with the Black ethnic identity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.63%	94.04%	-0.62%
Hispanic	2.52%	3.13%	24.21%
Two or More Races	1.86%	1.1%	-40.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%