Rheinberger
Rheinberger is a surname of German origin. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name likely came from a place called Rheinberg or a similar locality. Rheinberg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, situated on the lower Rhine river. The name "Rheinberg" itself can be broken down into "Rhein," referring to the Rhine river, and "Berg," meaning mountain or hill. Therefore, Rheinberger literally means "from the mountain/hill by the Rhine."
As with many locational surnames, individuals bearing the Rheinberger name would have been identified by their