Rieck Family History
Rieck Name Meaning
South German: from a pet form of the personal name Ru(o)diger a compound of Old High German hrōd ‘fame renown’ + gēr ‘spear lance’ (see Roger ). North German: from a short form of a personal name containing the element rīc ‘power(ful)’. Germanized form of Sorbian Rjek: nickname from Upper Sorbian rjek ‘hero’. Compare Reck .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022