The reil Surname
reil Name Meaning and History
- German: from a Germanic personal name composed with rag- ‘advice’, ‘counsel’, rah(ha) ‘revenge’, or ric ‘power(ful)’.
- South German: nickname from a diminutive of Middle High German ru ‘rough’, derived from a base form reule ‘coarse-haired (person)’. Compare German rauh.
- habitational name from a place in Rhineland called Reil.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| 1883 Jacob Reils Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Charleston, SC | Darlene-Brookins-Brooks | 0 |
| Phyllis B. Reil obit from NY 2001 |
 LauraRivers518
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| Sophia Reil |
scarey144
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| Reil family | Dawn-Marie Reil | 3 |
| REIL, looking for parents, etc, of William Edward from Alabama | MMorrison | 0 |
| Parkersburg, WV - 1924 |
DLaFromboise
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| Peter, Magdalena and son Edward | Diane | 2 |
| Annie Reil Houle |
scapoose
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| REIL/RIEL in NEW YORK |
SSzczeblewski
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| Looking for rrelatives Kossow |
ldaniels6951
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