Raich Family Crest & Name History

Raich is a spelling of the German surname Reich. Its meaning, shared with Reich, is “Rich or powerful”. Spelled with “a” instead of “e”, Raich shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Reiche.

The 2010 US Census counted 314 people named Raich, ranking it number 63,524 among American surnames. In Spain, the INE population register lists 265 people with Raich as their first surname and 246 as their second. Names that sound alike, such as Rauch, are easily confused in old records.

Arms linked to Reich and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Raich family name pack.