Reicher Surname History

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Reicher

What does the name Reicher mean?

The surname Reicher is a metronymic surname, which means that it comes from the given name of the mother of the bearer. The Hebrew name Rachel became Reichel, in German-Yiddish, and it is from this given name that the surname Reicher derives. However, there are a few other possibilities. First, 'Reich' can be considered a cognate of 'rich,' meaning wealthy; as such the name Reicher would be considered a nickname. Reichenbach has been the name of various towns in Germany; as a surname, it simply indicated where its original bearer lived.

Reicher Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Reich, Reiche, Richel, Reicher, Reichelson, Reichman, Reichstein, Reichheim, Reichenthal, Reichner, Reichenbaum and many more.

Reicher migration to the United States +

Reicher Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Wilhelm Reicher, went to Philadelphia in 1754
Georg Reicher, who arrived in America in 1758 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Reicher (post 1700) +

Herman Hans Reicher, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Texas State House of Representatives 8th District, 2002 2

Sources +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html