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Rieck
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English
Etymology
As a south en de - surname, variant of a personal name derived from en gmw-pro *hrōþi + gmw-pro *gaiʀ spear, similar to the English name en Roger.
As a north German surname, from a personal name derived from gmw-pro *rīkī powerful, mighty.
As a Germanized en dsb - surname, from dsb rjek hero, itself a en gem - borrowing from en goh reccho adventurer.
Compare en Reck.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Rieck is the 11132nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2847 individuals. Rieck is most common among White (97.33%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en ceikr Erick Ricke crike erick icker