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

The Reiff surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,130 people carried this name — #8,010 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,836 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 184 people named Reiff.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Moselle 47
Haut-Rhin 28
Paris 20
Bas-Rhin 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 9
Ardennes 9
Territoire de Belfort 7
Orne 7

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

64 people named Reiff 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

Zurich 13
Solothurn 12
Valais 8
Thurgau 7
Vaud 7
Basel-Stadt 5
St. Gallen 5
Bern 4

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

40 people named Reiff have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 49 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 21
West Pomeranian 13
Opole 4
Warmian-Masurian 2

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

In print

Reiff in American newspapers,
1887–1902.

Newspaper page from The Cheyenne Daily Leader carrying the name Reiff
The Cheyenne Daily Leader 1887-09-30
Newspaper page from The Independent carrying the name Reiff
The Independent 1900-08-23
Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Reiff
The Billings Gazette 1902-12-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,975 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Reiff,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gian Giacomo Reiff 1627–1700
  • Ferdinando Reiff 1690–1750 · architect
  • Aemilian Reiff 1741–1790 · theologian
  • Karl Philipp Reiff 1792–1872 · non-fiction writer
  • Karl Philipp Reiff 1796–1872 · non-fiction writer
  • Jakob Friedrich Reiff 1810–1879 · university teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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