Explore the Family Name Reigh

The meaning of Reigh

English (Lancashire): probably a variant of Ray or Rea. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Reigh saw a drop in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 51,024th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had fallen to being the 58,042nd most popular, marking a 13.75% decrease. The number of people with the Reigh surname also decreased during this period, from 384 in 2000 to 350 in 2010. This represents an 8.85% decrease. Similarly, the proportion of the U.S. population with this surname per every 100,000 people declined from 0.14 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,024	#58,042	-13.75%
Count	384	350	-8.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reigh

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Reigh has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of individuals with the Reigh surname identified as White (96.35% in 2000 and 91.71% in 2010), there were noticeable shifts in other ethnicities. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased to 4.00% in 2010 while no Hispanic affiliation was recorded in 2000. Moreover, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. However, some people did identify as belonging to two or more races in 2010 whereas none did so in 2000. During this time period, the percentage of people identifying as Black dropped from 1.30% to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.35%	91.71%	-4.82%
Hispanic	0%	4%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.3%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%