The Reichling surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 499 people carried this name — #43,285 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (499).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 131 people named Reichling.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 95 people named Reichling live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
57 people named Reichling live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 print
Reichling in American newspapers,
1896–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,276 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Reichling,
with a public archive behind them.
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Dietrich Reichling 1845–1921 · historian
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Ludwig Reichling 1889–1964 · politician
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Rudolf Reichling 1890–1977 · politician
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Eugène Reichling 1892–1939 · politician
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Walther Reichling 1894–1972
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Anton Reichling 1898–1986 · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Reichling.
- Reichard 3,799 · U.S. census
- Reichart 1,070 · U.S. census
- Reichel 2,670 · U.S. census
- Reichenbach 2,463 · U.S. census
- Reichert 10,345 · U.S. census
- Reichhart 126 · U.S. census
- Reichmuth 502 · U.S. census
- Reid 111,360 · U.S. census
- Reif 3,381 · U.S. census
- Reiff 4,130 · U.S. census
- Reifsteck 649 · U.S. census
- Reig 117 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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