Reiger

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Reiger or a reduced form of Dutch de Reiger. === Proper noun === Reiger (plural Reigers) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Reiger is the 36695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Reiger is most common among White (91.79%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Reiger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German reiger, rêger, from Old Saxon *hrēgar, *hrēgaro, from Proto-Germanic *hraigrô (“heron”). === Noun === Reiger m (plural Reigers) (German Low German) heron ==== Derived terms ==== Aalreiger Schietreiger