Rieck
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- As a south German surname, variant of a personal name derived from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi + *gaiʀ (“spear”), similar to the English name Roger.
- As a north German surname, from a personal name derived from *rīkī (“powerful, mighty”).
- As a Germanized Lower Sorbian surname, from rjek (“hero”), itself a Germanic borrowing from Old High German reccho (“adventurer”).
Compare Reck.
Proper noun
[edit]Rieck (plural Riecks)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rieck is the 11132nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2847 individuals. Rieck is most common among White (97.33%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rieck”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.