Explore the Family Name Reichle

The meaning of Reichle

South German: 1. variant of Reichel 1. 2. metonymic occupational name for a blacksmith, from the unrounded diminutive of Rauch ‘smoke’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Albrecht, Claus, Fritz, Hans, Otto, Wieland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Reichle's popularity saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The name was ranked 20,055 in 2000 and dropped to 21,348 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 6.45%. The number of people with the Reichle surname also decreased slightly from 1,237 in 2000 to 1,227 in 2010, a change of -0.81%. Furthermore, the proportion of the surname per 100k people fell by 8.7% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,055	#21,348	-6.45%
Count	1,237	1,227	-0.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.42	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reichle

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the largest ethnic identity associated with the Reichle surname is White, making up 96.12% in 2000 and 93.72% in 2010. This represented a small decrease of 2.5%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic with the Reichle surname significantly increased by 101.23%, growing from 1.62% in 2000 to 3.26% in 2010. There was also a noticeable increase among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which rose by 43.3%. The percentage of people identifying with two or more races remained relatively stable. The percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.12%	93.72%	-2.5%
Hispanic	1.62%	3.26%	101.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.97%	1.39%	43.3%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.3%	0.78%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%