Reginald Surname

122,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Reginald Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) the Old Teutonic Reginwald, Raginwald (Mod. Ger. Rein(w)ald), Regenw(e)ald, etc. = Mighty or Godlike Power [v. under Rainbird, and + Old Saxon gi)wald = O.H.Ger. gi)walt = Old English ge)w(e)ald = Old Norse uald, power, might] Regenwald, Reginwald, or Reginald, was the name of a Northumbrian king mentioned, e.

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Reginald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1651:45,4435,126
Nigeria6761:262,04615,025
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Botswana881:24,8515,011
India851:9,024,299181,432
England691:807,50843,459
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Australia441:613,53943,545
Guyana361:21,1732,609
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Seychelles231:4,017661
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Haiti131:821,83911,267
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
France41:16,605,680368,153
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Réginald (1) are calculated separately.

Reginald (247,959) may also be a first name.

Reginald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) the Old Teutonic Reginwald, Raginwald (Mod. Ger. Rein(w)ald), Regenw(e)ald, etc. = Mighty or Godlike Power [v. under Rainbird, and + Old Saxon gi)wald = O.H.Ger. gi)walt = Old English ge)w(e)ald = Old Norse uald, power, might] Regenwald, Reginwald, or Reginald, was the name of a Northumbrian king mentioned, e.g., by Simeon of Durham under a.d. 912. Dr. Kleinpaul (‘Die Deutschen Personennamen,’ 1909), who imagines that the German Reinhold is from Reinwald (!), goes (p. 39) with somewhat superfluous detail into the signification of the latter name — Reinwald beruht wieder auf Reginwald, und ist ein Name für einen fähigen, mit Klugheit seines Amtes waltenden Gemeindevorstand.

Cp. Reynold.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: one who rules through advice, a counselor.

Regi = 'king' in Latin.

- reginaldoinacio

Reginald Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Reginald Come From? nationality or country of origin

Reginald (Arabic: ريجنالد, Hindi: रेजीनाॅल्ट, Marathi: रेगीना, Oriya: େରଜିନାଲଡ) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant: Réginald. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reginald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,400th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,950,628 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Reginald live; 32 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,250th most widespread first name internationally, held by 247,959 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,165 people, or 1 in 45,443. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 26 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 19 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 18 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 10 percent are found.

Reginald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reginald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reginald last name rose 1,207 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reginald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reginald last name are 4.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Reginald earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.72% more than the national average, earning R 424,704 per year; in United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $49,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Reginald Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reginald in the Oriya language
େରଜିନାଲଡerajinalada-
Reginald in the Hindi language
रेजीनाॅल्टrejinaelta33.33
रेगिनाल्डreginalda33.33
रीजिनाल्डrijinalda33.33
Reginald in the Marathi language
रेगीनाregina20
रेजीनन्डrejinanda16
रेजनलrejanala12
रेजीनॉलrejinola8
रेजीनॉडrejinoda8
रेगिनregina8
रेजनालrejanala4
रेिजन्लडreijanlada4
रेगीनालreginala4
रेिजनालreijanala4
रेजीनालrejinala4
रेिजनलreijanala4
रेजीनोलडrejinolada4
Reginald in the Arabic language
ريجنالدryjnald-
ريجينالدryjynald-

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