The Reinhold surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,551 people carried this name — #9,186 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 83,300 people counted. That is down 6% from 3,782 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 118 people named Reinhold 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 Tucumán.

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

Where they live today

Tucumán 39
City of Buenos Aires 36
Buenos Aires Province 32
Jujuy 11

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

In Poland’s population register

111 people named Reinhold have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 160 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 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

Silesian 40
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 33
Pomeranian 23
Lubusz 7
Masovian 6
Łódź 2

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

104 people named Reinhold live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 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 27
Thurgau 15
St. Gallen 15
Lucerne 12
Aargau 10
Graubünden 8
Bern 8
Geneva 3

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 46 people named Reinhold.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 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

Born outside France 15
Bas-Rhin 9
Paris 9
Haut-Rhin 8
Aisne 1
Marne 1
Pas-de-Calais 1
Vosges 1
Val-de-Marne 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

234 people named Reinhold is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 234

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

Reinhold in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

3,432 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reinhold. The most, 901, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 2,875
South Australia 253
New South Wales 143
Victoria 112
ACT (Canberra) 22
Western Australia 17
Tasmania 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reinhold.

Who carried it

People named Reinhold,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Erasmus Reinhold
    Erasmus Reinhold 1511–1553 · astronomer
  • Karl Leonhard Reinhold
    Karl Leonhard Reinhold 1757–1823 · university teacher
  • Victorin Reinhold d. 1690 · provost
  • Mary Jean Drake Reinhold d. 2006
  • Kurt Andras Reinhold d. 2020
  • Johann Reinhold 1550–1596 · watchmaker

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Reinhold,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States873 records

873 records of the Reinhold name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 419
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 236
  • Other U.S. records 218
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record August Reinhold

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Barbarossa from Bremen, aged 42; laborer. From Szakalhaza, Hungary; bound for St. Louis.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Michael J. Reinhold

    Born 1948; from Page, Arizona. U.S. Navy, hospital corpsman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William R. Reinhold

    Born 1913 in Ohio. Enlisted 1943 at Cleveland; driver from Cuyahoga County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 873 records for Reinhold in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Germany1,463 records

1,463 records of the Reinhold name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,462
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Fritz Reinhold

    Born 1899; from Neukirch, Niederung. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 451).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Gottfried Reinhold

    Emigrated to Australia in 1875.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Reinhold

    Born 1887; from Rastenburg, Königsberg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 12).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,463 records for Reinhold in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands225 records

225 records of the Reinhold name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 120
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 99
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 6
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Paul Johann Werner Reinhold

    Married in 1927 in Gennep; bookkeeper, born 1902 in Hamburg, Germany. Died 1954 in Boxmeer.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Huibert Reinhold

    Married in 1889 in Velsen; engineer. Died 1904 in Haarlem, aged 54.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frederich August Reinhold

    Married in 1860 in Vaals; weaver, born 1830 in Vaals. Died 1904 in Vaals, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 225 records for Reinhold in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia28 records

28 records of the Reinhold name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 23
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Wilhelm J. Reinhold

    Labourer of Bradvale, Victoria; died 1959.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record C. Fr Reinhold

    Arrived in Victoria in 1892 aboard the Braunschweig, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record William Reinhold

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1874.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Reinhold in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France20 records

20 records of the Reinhold name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Paul Reinhold

    Born 1894 in Reims (Marne); died 1978 in Versailles (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elfriede Louise Reinhold

    Born 1922 in Austria; died 1999 in Valence (Drôme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Catherine Reinhold

    Born 1901 in Kleingœft; died 1994 in Barr (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Reinhold in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Reinhold name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Alexander James Reinhold

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Gasper Reinhold

    Listed at Guysborough, Manchester, Guysborough, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1794.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Reinhold name in Belgium Belgian population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Louis Frederic Reinhold

    In the population register of Limbach Saxe; born 1829 in Limbach Saxe.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Reinhold name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Kalle Iivarinp Reinhold

    Died in 1918 in Hausjärvi, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922; farm labourer.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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