The Rinck surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 733 people carried this name — #31,554 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 15% from 866 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 242 people named Rinck.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 42 people named Rinck 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 Liège.
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.
Who carried it
People named Rinck,
with a public archive behind them.
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Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein 1704–1762 · Catholic priest -
Christian Heinrich Rinck 1770–1846 · composer -
Henri Rinck 1870–1952 · chemist -
Justus Gerhard Rinck d. 1681 · theologian
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Johann Rinck 1458–1516 · jurist
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Christoph Rinck 1662–1734 · pastor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rinck.
- Rimbert 159 · U.S. census
- Rime 149 · U.S. census
- Rimlinger 124 · U.S. census
- Rinaldi 7,756 · U.S. census
- Rinaldo 1,052 · U.S. census
- Rinaudo 380 · U.S. census
- Rincon 16,455 · U.S. census
- Rinderknecht 437 · U.S. census
- Ring 16,381 · U.S. census
- Ringeisen 391 · U.S. census
- Ringenbach 194 · U.S. census
- Ringler 3,472 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Rinck 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.
