Reeck
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Frequency: (166)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German: habitational name from Reecke, near Lübeck or Reken, Westphalia.
2. Dutch and Belgian (van den Reeck): habitational name for someone from places called Reek or Overreke, in Liège, Ghent, and North Brabant. It may also denote someone from Recq in Hainault.
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