The Reif surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,381 people carried this name — #9,611 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,303 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
109 people named Reif live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 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 Poland’s population register
95 people named Reif have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 127 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 55 people named Reif.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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 the Nordic population registers
30 people named Reif is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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
Reif in American newspapers,
1910–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 42,313 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Reif,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mořic Reif 1855–1942
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Leopold Reif 1856–1943
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Lina Gutmann 1857–1943
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Josef Reif 1862–1940
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Julius Reif 1865–1917
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Bertha Reif 1866–1942
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Reif.
- Reichenbach 2,463 · U.S. census
- Reichert 10,345 · U.S. census
- Reichhart 126 · U.S. census
- Reichling 499 · U.S. census
- Reichmuth 502 · U.S. census
- Reid 111,360 · U.S. census
- Reiff 4,130 · U.S. census
- Reifsteck 649 · U.S. census
- Reig 117 · U.S. census
- Reigner 278 · U.S. census
- Reiland 1,079 · U.S. census
- Reimann 2,372 · U.S. census
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