The Reinhard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,893 people carried this name — #8,477 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,861 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Reinhard surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Reinhard» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,172 people named Reinhard live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 867 people named Reinhard.
45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 86 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
73 people named Reinhard have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 106 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 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 58 people named Reinhard 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 La Pampa.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Reinhard 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 Flemish Brabant.
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 the Nordic population registers
34 people named Reinhard 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
Reinhard in American newspapers,
1897–1905.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,444 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Reinhard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Markus Reinhart d. 1491 · printer
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Johannes Grüninger 1455–1531 · printer
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Jakob Reinhard 1495–1569 · chancellor
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Johann Reinhard 1530–1568 · writer
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Caspar Reinhard 1540–1623 · master builder
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Konrad Reinhard 1567–1638 · theologian
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Reinhard.
- Reinard 716 · U.S. census
- Reinbold 1,377 · U.S. census
- Reinbolt 395 · U.S. census
- Reine 728 · U.S. census
- Reiner 5,202 · U.S. census
- Reinert 5,450 · U.S. census
- Reinhardt 12,057 · U.S. census
- Reinhart 9,237 · U.S. census
- Reiniche 173 · U.S. census
- Reinier 351 · U.S. census
- Reininger 757 · U.S. census
- Reinold 219 · U.S. census
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