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The Reifsteck surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 649 people carried this name — #34,801 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 624 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Reifsteck surname

Borrowed from German Reifsteck, a metonymic occupational surname for a hoop maker or cooper.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Reifsteck» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Reifsteck.

Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Bas-Rhin 43
Haut-Rhin 15
Aube 1
Moselle 1

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Reifsteck is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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