Explore the Family Name Reiman

The meaning of Reiman

1. Americanized form of German Reimann and of its Czech and Polish variant Rejman. The surname in the form Reiman is also found in Poland. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Rayman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Reiman has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 11,851st most popular surname in the United States with around 2,420 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the ranking had dropped to 13,583rd and the count fell to approximately 2,232 people. This constitutes a drop in rank by 14.61% and a reduction in count by 7.77%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also reduced from 0.9 to 0.76, indicating a decrease of 15.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,851	#13,583	-14.61%
Count	2,420	2,232	-7.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.9	0.76	-15.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reiman

When considering ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data points to a few changes between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority of those with the Reiman surname, accounting for 96.69% in 2000 and slightly less at 95.39% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation saw a significant increase from 0.37% to 0.76%, a change of over 105%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose by 40.24%, going from 1.69% to 2.37%. There was a slight decrease of -3.80% in those identifying with two or more races, moving from 0.79% to 0.76%. There were no recorded instances of the Reiman surname within the Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.69%	95.39%	-1.34%
Hispanic	1.69%	2.37%	40.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.76%	105.41%
Two or More Races	0.79%	0.76%	-3.8%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%