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Early Origins of the Reiber family

The surname Reiber was first found in Prussia and Denmark, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Bad Rehburg is a village in the borough of Rehburg-Loccum in Lower Saxony and is a former spa resort in the Rehburg Hills range. Rehburg-Loccum is a town in the district of Nienburg of Lower Saxony.

Early History of the Reiber family

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Reiber Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Reberg, Reburg, Rhberg, Rehburg, Reiberg, Reiburg, Rechberg, Rechburg, Rechburger and many more.

Early Notables of the Reiber family

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Reiber Ranking

In the United States, the name Reiber is the 13,669th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Reiber migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Reiber Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Leonard Reiber, who landed in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1747 2
  • Jacob Reiber, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
  • Abraham Reiber, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
  • Anna Margretha Reiber, who arrived in America in 1749 2
Reiber Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Reiber, who arrived in New York, NY in 1822 2
  • George Frederick Reiber, who landed in New York in 1844 2
  • Conrad Reiber, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 2
  • Henry Reiber, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1849 2
  • Peter Reiber, who arrived in Indiana in 1852 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  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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