Explore the Family Name Reiland

The meaning of Reiland

1. German (mainly Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland) and Luxembourgish: unexplained. Compare Ryland. 2. In some cases also Norwegian: very rare variant of Roland, a habitational name from the farm name Røyland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Reiland saw a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 22,427 to 23,532, a decrease of approximately 5%. Despite this shift in rank, the actual count of people with the surname increased modestly from 1,071 to 1,079, demonstrating an increase of nearly 1%. The proportion per 100,000 also decreased slightly during this period, dropping by 7.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,427	#23,532	-4.93%
Count	1,071	1,079	0.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.37	-7.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reiland

The ethnic identity associated with the Reiland surname has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.70% identified as White, decreasing marginally to 94.81% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within the Reiland surname increased by 31.07%, moving from 1.77% to 2.32%. Multiracial individuals also saw a rise from 1.03% to 1.39%, witnessing a 34.95% surge. Interestingly, there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity or American Indian and Alaskan Native background under the Reiland surname for both years. However, there was a notable change in the Black community, which went from a 0.65% representation in 2000 to being unrecorded in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.7%	94.81%	-0.93%
Hispanic	1.77%	2.32%	31.07%
Two or More Races	1.03%	1.39%	34.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.65%	0%
Black	0.65%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%