The Reincke Last Name

Spelled Reincke, the surname still points back to Rein. Its meaning, shared with Rein, is “A descendant of Ragino, a pet form of names with Ragin, counsel”.

A variant of Rein

Reincke carries the diminutive ending -ke, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Rein. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Surname statistics

According to the 2010 US Census, the Reincke surname had 424 bearers. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country.

Reincke coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Rein surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Research your Reincke family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.