Reichert surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Reichert surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,345 people carried this name — #3,453 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 9,920 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

530 people named Reichert have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 667 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 179
Lower Silesian 64
Lesser Poland 52
Pomeranian 42
Silesian 39
West Pomeranian 28
Opole 26
Lubusz 23

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 489 people named Reichert.

83 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 83
Bas-Rhin 159
Moselle 114
Paris 34
Haut-Rhin 20
Meurthe-et-Moselle 20
Hauts-de-Seine 7
Bouches-du-Rhône 6
Vosges 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 443 people named Reichert live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Misiones 142
Buenos Aires Province 125
Entre Ríos 64
Chaco 52
City of Buenos Aires 19
La Pampa 15
Santa Cruz 15
Santa Fe 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

400 people named Reichert live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 102
Aargau 50
Basel-Landschaft 31
Lucerne 29
Bern 27
Thurgau 21
Schaffhausen 21
St. Gallen 21

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

54 people named Reichert is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 54

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Reichert in American newspapers,
1908–1929.

Newspaper page from Washington Journal carrying the name Reichert
Washington Journal 1913-06-07
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Reichert
The Washington Daily News 1929-04-19
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Reichert
The Washington Times 1908-10-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,965 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Reichert,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Karl Bogislaus Reichert
    Karl Bogislaus Reichert 1811–1883 · physician
  • Klaus-Dieter Reichert d. 1990
  • Johann Georg Reichert 1750–1826
  • Christoph Reichert 1808–1883 · politician
  • Friedrich Reichert 1808–1881 · painter
  • Jiří Reichert 1811–1891 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Reichert is.
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