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The Reinhart surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,237 people carried this name — #3,833 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,985 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Reinhart surname

A surname from German [in turn transferred from the given name], variant of Reinhardt.

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

490 people named Reinhart live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Solothurn.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Solothurn 109
Zurich 92
Thurgau 88
Bern 36
St. Gallen 33
Lucerne 22
Ticino 16
Obwalden 16

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 444 people named Reinhart.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 62 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Haut-Rhin 137
Bas-Rhin 50
Moselle 34
Paris 22
Rhône 16
Gironde 14
Territoire de Belfort 12
Seine-Maritime 11

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 157 people named Reinhart 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 84
La Pampa 39
Chubut 14
Corrientes 10
Misiones 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

28 people named Reinhart have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 52 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

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

Where they live today

Opole 9
Greater Poland 9
West Pomeranian 5
Lower Silesian 3
Masovian 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

Reinhart in American newspapers,
1900–1926.

Newspaper page from The Evening Statesman carrying the name Reinhart
The Evening Statesman 1905-02-08
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-Courier carrying the name Reinhart
The Telegraph-Courier 1910-12-15
Newspaper page from Cresco Plain Dealer carrying the name Reinhart
Cresco Plain Dealer 1920-06-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 73,262 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Reinhart,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anna Reinhart
    Anna Reinhart 1487–1539
  • August Wilhelm Reinhard
    August Wilhelm Reinhard 1696–1770 · parson
  • Anna Barbara Reinhart
    Anna Barbara Reinhart 1730–1796 · mathematician
  • Christian Friedrich August Reinhart
    Christian Friedrich August Reinhart 1742– · jurist
  • Josef Reinhard
    Josef Reinhard 1749–1824 · painter

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 106 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Reinhart 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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