The Riehm Family Name

Genealogists group Riehm with Rehm. Its meaning, shared with Rehm, is “A descendant of Raimo, from Reginmund, or someone from Rehm in Schleswig”.

• The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Riehm with 614 bearers, at rank 36,426. French civil records give 135 births under the name Riehm from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1941–1950. There were 8 such births in the 1890s and 11 in the 1990s.
• Related forms: Rehme, Rem and Rehmer.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Riehm is listed among the recognised spellings of Rehm.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Rehm surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Riehm family name pack.