Reinholt Family Crest & Name History

There is no single Reinholt family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Meaning of the name

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Reinholt is usually a form of Reinhold. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Counsel ruler”.

Spelled with “t” instead of “d”, Reinholt shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Reinholtz, Reinholz and Rheinhold. According to the 2010 US Census, the Reinholt surname had 350 bearers.

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