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The reitz Surname

reitz Name Meaning and History

  1. German (of Slavic origin): habitational name from a place near Stolpe in Pomerania called Reitz.
  2. German: from a late medieval short pet form of the personal name Richard or Heinrich (see Henry).
  3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Raytse, of Germanic origin.

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Distribution of reitz Families in the US in 1920
Number of reitz families
 157-311
 53-156
 1-52
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