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The name Reinbeck consists of two elements: "Rein" was a personal name that comes from the Gothic "ragin" meaning "council." The second element "beck" is the Low German term for "stream." Thus, the name may have originally been born by someone named Rein, who lived near a stream.
The surname Reinbeck was first found in the duchy of Saxony, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reinbeck research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1682, 1741, 1765, 1786, 1794 and 1846 are included under the topic Early Reinbeck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Reinbeck, Reinback, Reinbach, Reindbach and many more.
Prominent bearers of the family name Reinbeck at this time were
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johan Nickel Reinbech, who settled in Philadelphia in 1743; Henry Reinbach, who was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1839; Ludwig Georg Eduard Reinbeck, who emigrated from the former Duchy of Brunswick in 1848 heading for North America, Max Reinbach, who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1849.