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

The Rhein surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,871 people carried this name — #15,615 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 158,700 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,726 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 259 people named Rhein.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Bas-Rhin 102
Moselle 37
Paris 28
Territoire de Belfort 16
Haut-Rhin 13
Pas-de-Calais 9
Ille-et-Vilaine 7
Yvelines 5

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

114 people named Rhein 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 69
Basel-Landschaft 9
Vaud 7
Graubünden 6
Lucerne 6
Nidwalden 5
St. Gallen 5
Geneva 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 Argentina’s national register

At least 108 people named Rhein 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 57
Córdoba 51

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

In Poland’s population register

25 people named Rhein have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 35 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

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

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 23
Silesian 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

Rhein in American newspapers,
1884–1914.

Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Rhein
The Daily Missoulian 1914-08-23
Newspaper page from The Magnolia Gazette carrying the name Rhein
The Magnolia Gazette 1884-11-06
Newspaper page from Nord Stern carrying the name Rhein
Nord Stern 1901-05-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 89,930 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Rhein,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fritz Rhein
    Fritz Rhein 1873–1948 · painter
  • Nikolaus Rhein 1767–1819 · engraver
  • Charles-Laurent Rhein 1798–1864 · composer
  • Hermann Rhein 1867–1960 · politician
  • Minna Cohen 1871–1940
  • Lilly Quirmbach 1877–1943

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Rhein.

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