Show ContentsReiche History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Reiche family

The surname Reiche was first found in Switzerland, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation, and would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Reiche family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reiche research. Another 159 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1277, 1286, 1342, 1356, 1610, 1635, 1637, 1645, 1667, 1697, 1717, 1720 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Reiche History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Reiche Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Reich, Reiche, Reichs, Reicher, Reick, Reicke, Reicker, Reichers, Rike, Ryke, Rycke, Reichle, Reichel, Riker and many more.

Early Notables of the Reiche family

Notables of the time with the surname Reiche were

  • Petrus Reich von Reichenstein, who was the Bishop of Basel in 1286. Gottfried Reiche (1667-1734), was German trumpet player and composer of the Baroque era, Johann Sebastian Bach's chief trumpeter. Ju...


Reiche migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Reiche Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Heinrich Friedrich Theodor Reiche, aged 25, who arrived in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Joh. Dethardt" 1
  • Gottlieb Reiche, who settled in Texas with his family in 1846
  • Pauline Rosalie Reiche, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1853 1
  • Laura Reiche, aged 30, who landed in New York, NY in 1869 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Reiche (post 1700) +

  • Steffen Reiche (b. 1960), German politician, a representative of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)
  • Rüdiger Reiche (b. 1955), retired German rower and a 1976 Olympic champion in the quadruple sculls
  • Reimut Reiche (b. 1941), German sociologist, sexologist, author and psychoanalyst
  • Nora Reiche (b. 1983), German handballer playing for Thüringer HC and the German national team
  • Maria Reiche Grosse-Neumann (1903-1998), German-born, Peruvian mathematician, archaeologist, and technical translator, known for her research into the Nazca Lines
  • Katherina Reiche (b. 1973), German manager and former politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
  • Karl Friedrich Reiche (1860-1929), German botanist, a university professor in Chile and Mexico
  • Fritz Reiche (1883-1969), German physicist, a student of Max Planck and a colleague of Albert Einstein
  • Elena Reiche (b. 1979), German modern pentathlete who represented Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Dietlof Reiche (b. 1941), German author of children's books and books for young adults
  • ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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