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Early Origins of the Reale family

The surname Reale was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Reale family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reale research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1792 is included under the topic Early Reale History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Reale Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Real, Reael, Reaele, Reals, Riel, Rielle, Rill, Rille, Rile, Rele, Relle, Rels, Rhels, Rhelle, Rhel, Riels, Rhels, van Riel, van Rielle, Réal, Reau, Rheaume, Reaumur and many more.

Early Notables of the Reale family

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Reale Ranking

In the United States, the name Reale is the 11,318th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Reale migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Reale Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johan Philip Reale, aged 28, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
Reale Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Dominick Reale, who arrived in Mississippi in 1875 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Reale (post 1700) +

  • Mark Reale (1955-2012), American heavy metal guitarist, best known for his work with the band Riot
  • Enzo Réale (b. 1991), French footballer
  • Liam Reale (b. 1983), Irish middle distance at the 1999 World Youth Championships
  • Miguel Reale (1910-2006), Brazilian jurist, philosopher, academic, politician and poet
  • David Reale (b. 1985), Canadian actor, best known for his role as Glen Coco in Mean Girls and as Dave in Skins
  • Michele Reale (b. 1971), Italian professional golfer
  • Oronzo Reale (1902-1988), Italian politician, Minister of Justice (1974-1976)
  • Damien Reale (b. 1981), Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Limerick senior team (2001-2011)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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