Rike

See also: rike

English

Etymology

Norwegian surname, from Old Norse ríki (“power, rule, realm”). Also an Americanized variant of German Reich.

Proper noun

Rike (plural Rikes)

1. A surname from Norwegian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rike is the 28777^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 827 individuals. Rike is most common among White (91.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rike”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Erik, Keir, Keri, Kier, Riek, keir, keri, kier