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UK surname

Reinhardt

A German surname derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements "ragin," meaning counsel, and "hard," meaning hardy or brave.

In the 1881 census there were 52 people recorded with the Reinhardt surname, ranking it #26,281 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 115, ranked #28,348, down from #26,281 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Bedminster and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Kensington and Chelsea, Leeds and Maidstone.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Reinhardt is 118 in 2012. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 121.2%.

1881 census count

52

Ranked #26,281

Modern count

115

2016, ranked #28,348

Peak year

2012

118 bearers

Map years

4

1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Reinhardt had 52 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #26,281 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 115 in 2016, ranked #28,348.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 110 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Diverse Educated Urban Singles.

Reinhardt surname distribution map

The map shows where the Reinhardt surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Reinhardt surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Reinhardt over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 13 #30,970
1861 historical 17 #31,714
1881 historical 52 #26,281
1891 historical 54 #29,849
1901 historical 102 #22,596
1911 historical 110 #21,519
1997 modern 79 #29,672
1998 modern 85 #29,439
1999 modern 97 #28,187
2000 modern 104 #27,150
2001 modern 99 #27,534
2002 modern 93 #28,920
2003 modern 92 #28,974
2004 modern 95 #28,746
2005 modern 99 #28,177
2006 modern 105 #27,479
2007 modern 106 #27,722
2008 modern 107 #27,844
2009 modern 108 #28,311
2010 modern 107 #29,153
2011 modern 110 #28,478
2012 modern 118 #27,250
2013 modern 117 #27,838
2014 modern 115 #28,439
2015 modern 116 #28,151
2016 modern 115 #28,348

Geography

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Where Reinhardts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Bedminster, London parishes and Hull Holy Trinity. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Kensington and Chelsea, Leeds, Maidstone, Oxford and Brighton and Hove. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Bedminster Somerset
3 London parishes London 1
4 Hull Holy Trinity Yorkshire, East Riding
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Kensington and Chelsea 016 Kensington and Chelsea
2 Leeds 038 Leeds
3 Maidstone 018 Maidstone
4 Oxford 003 Oxford
5 Brighton and Hove 026 Brighton and Hove

Forenames

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First names often paired with Reinhardt

These lists show first names that appear often with the Reinhardt surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Reinhardt

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Reinhardt, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites

Group

Diverse Educated Urban Singles

Nationally, the Reinhardt surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Diverse Educated Urban Singles, within Multicultural and Educated Urbanites. This does not mean every Reinhardt household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group includes many never-married individuals not living with dependent children. Many were born in EU countries and are now aged between 25-44. This Group is characterised by its ethnic group diversity, although those identifying as Asian are not well represented. Affiliation with the Christian religion amongst residents is low. Reported disability rates are low. Neighbourhoods include some central locations in London and other major cities. Private renting is the norm, and there is some overcrowding. Many individuals are educated to degree level, and full-time employment is common, particularly in managerial and professional occupations.

Wider pattern

Established populations comprising ethnic minorities together with persons born outside the UK predominate in this Supergroup. Residents present diverse personal characteristics and circumstances: while generally well-educated and practising skilled occupations, some residents live in overcrowded rental sector housing. English may not be the main language used by people in this Group. Although the typical adult resident is middle aged, single person households are common and marriage rates are low by national standards. This Supergroup predominates in Inner London, with smaller enclaves in many other densely populated metropolitan areas.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Reinhardt is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Reinhardt is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Reinhardt falls in decile 3 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Reinhardt is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Other

This describes the area pattern most associated with Reinhardt, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Reinhardt

The surname REINHARDT is a German occupational surname derived from the Middle High German words "rein" meaning "pure" and "hart" meaning "hardy" or "strong". It originally referred to someone who worked in the purification process of metals or other materials, likely a refiner or smelter.

In its earliest recorded forms, the name appeared as "Reinhart" or "Reinehart" in various German regions during the 13th and 14th centuries. The name was particularly prevalent in the areas of Saxony, Bavaria, and the Rhineland, where metalworking and mining were important industries.

One of the earliest documented references to the name REINHARDT can be found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae" from 1298, which mentions a "Reinhard von Weissenfels". Other early records include the "Würzburger Lehenbuch" from 1317, listing a "Reinhard von Rennweg".

In the 15th century, the name REINHARDT appeared in various spellings such as "Reinhart", "Reinhardt", and "Reinharde" in records from cities like Nuremberg, Augsburg, and Frankfurt. Prominent figures carrying the name during this period included Johann Reinhardt (1460-1523), a German humanist and reformer, and Cyriacus Reinhardt (1485-1546), a German theologian and cartographer.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the REINHARDT surname spread across German-speaking regions and into neighboring countries like Switzerland and Austria. Notable individuals from this time include Hans Reinhardt (1554-1613), a Swiss theologian and reformer, and Johann Friedrich Reinhardt (1667-1722), a German composer and organist.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the REINHARDT name continued to be well-represented in various fields, with figures such as Christian Tobias Reinhardt (1756-1847), a German botanist and naturalist, and Max Reinhardt (1873-1943), an influential Austrian-American theatre director and pioneer of modern staging techniques.

Other significant individuals with the REINHARDT surname throughout history include:

- Georg Friedrich Reinhardt (1768-1854), a German philosopher and educator - Christian Reinhardt (1876-1935), a Danish actor and theatre director - Jürgen Reinhardt (1889-1976), a German naval officer during World War II - Django Reinhardt (1910-1953), a legendary Belgian-Romani jazz guitarist and composer

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Reinhardt families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Reinhardt surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 19 Reinhardts recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.75x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 19 3.75x
Surrey 12 4.86x
Yorkshire 11 2.19x
Somerset 6 7.35x
Essex 4 4.00x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St George In East in Middlesex leads with 9 Reinhardts recorded in 1881 and an index of 260.87x.

Place Total Index
St George In East 9 260.87x
Bedminster 6 78.23x
Lambeth 6 13.57x
East Molesey 5 877.19x
Scarborough 5 109.41x
Holy Trinity St Mary 4 519.48x
West Ham 4 18.10x
Tottenham 3 37.13x
Westminster St James 3 57.58x
Leeds 2 7.05x
St Pancras London 2 4.90x
Islington London 1 2.03x
St Marylebone London 1 3.69x
Woking 1 67.11x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Reinhardt surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Louisa 3
Mary 3
Alice 1
Anna 1
Catherine 1
Dora 1
Elizabeth 1
Elizabetta 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Eva 1
Florence 1
Isabella 1
Jane 1
Julie 1
Kate 1
Lizzie 1
Lotte 1
Ludmille 1
Rachel 1
Selina 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Reinhardt surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Charles 6
Anton 2
Joseph 2
Louis 2
William 2
Adam 1
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Christian 1
George 1
Henry 1
Jean 1
Johann 1
John 1
Waller 1
Wm. 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Reinhardt households.

FAQ

Reinhardt surname: questions and answers

How common was the Reinhardt surname in 1881?

In 1881, 52 people were recorded with the Reinhardt surname. That placed it at #26,281 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Reinhardt surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 115 in 2016. That gives Reinhardt a modern rank of #28,348.

What does the Reinhardt surname mean?

A German surname derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements "ragin," meaning counsel, and "hard," meaning hardy or brave.

What does the Reinhardt map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Reinhardt bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.