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Reiger
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en de Reiger or a reduced form of en nl de Reiger.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Reiger is the 36695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Reiger is most common among White (91.79%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Dutch surnames from German
Low German
Etymology
From nds gml reiger, gml rêger, from nds osx *hrēgar, osx *hrēgaro, from nds gem-pro *hraigrô heron.
Noun
m Reigers nds GLG
heron
Derived terms
nds Aalreiger
nds Schietreiger