Reëling
Reëling is a surname of Dutch origin, occasionally attested as a place-name in historical documents. The diacritic over the first e indicates a hiatus between vowels, signaling two syllables in traditional Dutch spelling; in modern usage the form is often rendered without diacritics as Reeling.
Origin and formation: The name is generally regarded as patronymic, derived from a given name such as
Historical usage: Reëling appears in medieval and early modern records in the Low Countries, with spelling
Geography and demographics: Today Reëling is relatively rare. In the Netherlands, it has small clusters in the
See also: Related surnames include Reiling and Ree Ling as contemporary variants, reflecting shifts in spelling