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Early Origins of the Rehberg family

The surname Rehberg 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 Rehberg family

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Rehberg 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 Rehberg family

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Rehberg Ranking

In the United States, the name Rehberg is the 15,069th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Rehberg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rehberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ludwig Rehberg, who settled in New York, NY in 1851
  • John Rehberg, who was naturalized in Dubuque Co. Iowa in 1853
  • Justine Marie Dorothe C Rehberg, who landed in Illinois in 1853 2
  • Daniel Rehberg, who arrived in Kansas in 1872

Canada Rehberg migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rehberg Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Wilhelm Rehberg, who settled in Quebec in 1851

Contemporary Notables of the name Rehberg (post 1700) +

  • Scott Joseph Rehberg (b. 1973), former professional American football player
  • Jan Rehberg, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 2008 3
  • Jack Rehberg, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1970 3
  • Dennis R. Rehberg (b. 1955), American Republican politician, Staff for U.S. Rep. Ron Marlenee, 1979-82; Member of Montana State House of Representatives, 1984-91; Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1991-96 3
  • Hans-Michael Rehberg (1938-2017), German actor who appeared in more than one hundred films since 1945
  • Friedrich Rehberg (1758-1835), German portrait and historical painter
  • Peter Rehberg (b. 1968), English author of electronic audio works
  • Walter Rehberg (1900-1957), Swiss concert pianist, composer and writer on musical subjects


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


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