Explore the Family Name Reinheimer

The meaning of Reinheimer

German: 1. habitational name for someone from any of the places called Reinheim, in Hesse and Saarland. 2. variant of Rheinheimer. Some characteristic forenames: German Bernd, Kurt.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Reinheimer has slightly increased over the past decade. In 2000, Reinheimer was ranked 32,529th in terms of commonality among surnames in the United States and had a count of 666 individuals carrying it. By 2010, the rank improved to 32,169 with an increase of 1.11%, while the count rose to 717, marking a 7.66% growth. However, there was a slight decrease in the proportion per 100k - from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010, a change of -4.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,529	#32,169	1.11%
Count	666	717	7.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.24	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reinheimer

In terms of ethnicity, data taken from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts in the distribution associated with the surname Reinheimer between 2000 and 2010. The largest portion of individuals with this surname identified as White - though this group did see a slight dip from 97.45% in 2000 to 94.84% in 2010. During the same period, there were increases seen in those identifying as 'Two or more races' (from 0.75% to 1.67%) and 'Hispanic' (from 0.75% to 1.12%). For the first time in 2010, small proportions of individuals with the Reinheimer surname also identified as 'Asian/Pacific Islander' and 'Black' at 0.98% and 1.39% respectively. There were no individuals who identified as 'American Indian and Alaskan Native'.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.45%	94.84%	-2.68%
Two or More Races	0.75%	1.67%	122.67%
Black	0%	1.39%	0%
Hispanic	0.75%	1.12%	49.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.98%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%