Reiner Family History
Reiner Name Meaning
German: from a personal name formed with the ancient Germanic elements ragin ‘counsel’ + hari heri ‘army’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace). German: topographic name for someone living at the edge of a field or wood from Middle High German rein ‘edge embankment’. Germanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Rajner or Slovenian Rajnar: from a personal name of German origin (see 1 above). Compare Rainer 5.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022