The Riehm surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 614 people carried this name — #36,426 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 586 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Riehm surname
Borrowed from German Riehm, from the noun Riemen (“strip, belt”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Riehm» (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 52 people named Riehm.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Riehm,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eduard Karl August Riehm 1830–1888 · writer
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Gottfried Riehm 1858–1928 · photographer
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Eduard Riehm 1882– · biologist
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Wilhelm Riehm 1885–1934 · engineer
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Wolfgang Riehm 1896–1971
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Heinrich Riehm 1898– · engineer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Riehm.
- Rieg 375 · U.S. census
- Riegel 3,967 · U.S. census
- Rieger 5,989 · U.S. census
- Riegert 631 · U.S. census
- Riegler 1,039 · U.S. census
- Riehl 3,852 · U.S. census
- Riel 2,125 · U.S. census
- Riem 153 · U.S. census
- Riemer 3,039 · U.S. census
- Riera 1,604 · U.S. census
- Ries 7,258 · U.S. census
- Riess 1,908 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Riehm 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.