Rieger
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Patronym from Rüdiger; shows i/e variants from unrounded mhd
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈɹiɡɝ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Rieger is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.
- CACanada≈1 in 41K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 56K
- BRBrazil1 in 144K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- Sources
- 329 (measured from records)
- 1 in 19K (inferred from the name graph)
5,989 people, 2010
Highest-authority source
Uruguay
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Patronym from Rüdiger; shows i/e variants from unrounded mhd. üe in short forms. Bearer count 10083.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Rieger counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | 5,989 | 1 in 56K | 6K | Rieger | 329 |
| BR Brazil | 1,466 | 1 in 144K | 1.5K | Rieger | 63 |
| IT Italy | ≈960 est. | ≈1 in 65K | — | Rieger | 9 |
| CA Canada | ≈930 est. | ≈1 in 41K | — | Rieger | 90 |
| EG Egypt | ≈890 est. | ≈1 in 116K | — | Rieger | 3 |
| CZ Czechia | 358 | 1 in 30K | 358 | — | 3 |
| CH Switzerland | 329 | 1 in 26K | 329 | Rieger | 12 |
| PT Portugal | ≈320 est. | ≈1 in 32K | — | Rieger | 8 |
| UY Uruguay | 177 | 1 in 19K | 177 | Rieger | 13 |
5,989 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); MVČR — living population register 2017; BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); INE Uruguay — Apellidos más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Rieger is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, patronymisch zu einem Rufnamen mit Zweitglied heri 'Heer' oder herti/hardi 'hart, stark'; 9137 Belege, v.a. im Obd.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, Patronymischer Familienname aus dem Rufnamen Rieger/Rüger; Rufname der Ger- und Rūd-Formen im Atlaszusammenhang.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, Typ zur Monophthongvarianz i/ü im Haupttonvokalismus; 10083 Belege.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
In German, Kurzform zu Rüdiger; zeigt die ungerundete Vokalvariante ie.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- František Ladislav Riegerb. 1818CZCzech politician and publicist (1818-1903)
- Konrad Riegerb. 1855DEGerman psychiatrist (1855–1939)
- Adolf Riegerb. 1899DEOlympic medalist in wrestling (1899-1956)
- Fritz Riegerb. 1910DEGerman conductor (1910-1978)
- August Riegerb. 1914ATAustrian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (1914–1984)
- Paul Riegerb. 1933NZNew Zealand mayor (born 1933)
- Jürgen Riegerb. 1946DEGerman politician (1946–2009)
- Kari Riegerb. 1974screenwriter
- Joy Riegerb. 1994ILIsraeli actress
- Lukas Riegerb. 1999DEGerman singer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 37 sources across 24 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 6K | #5,783 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 5.7K | #5,557 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 5.3K | #6,150 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 1.5K | #6,486 |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 358 | #4,511 |
| CZ Czechia | KdeJsme.cz — četnost jmen a příjmení (MVČR population register front-end) | — | 358 | #3,867 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 329 | #4,004 |
| UY Uruguay | INE Uruguay — Apellidos más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public) | — | 177 | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Rieger come from?
- Patronym from Rüdiger; shows i/e variants from unrounded mhd. üe in short forms. Bearer count 10083. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus.
- How do you pronounce Rieger?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɹiɡɝ/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Rieger mean?
- Recorded meaning: Patronym from Rüdiger; shows i/e variants from unrounded mhd.
- In which country does Rieger have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 6.0 thousand people named Rieger, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled rieger.
- Where is Rieger most common?
- Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Rieger is densest in Uruguay — about 1 in 19 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.
- How common is the name Rieger?
- In the United States, the national register counted 5,989 people named Rieger in 2010, about 1 in 56 thousand residents.
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About this data
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These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rieger”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.