What is the nationality of the last name riner?

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What is the nationality of the last name riner?

my last name is riner and i figured it was german because of the rhineland in germany and the rhine river.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: why worried so much about the spelling. it was so common that all the surnames were splitted to a wide array of names entire the world. Riner is the same as Rinner, Rhine, Rhinner, Rhinnere. depending who use as an appeliation. You are right. it has to be German, Danish, or of a sort of the two. well in fact English language came from German. Your surname datesback during the early settlement of the river whom you have mentioned. Your surname was probably came from the first popular settlers in ther river during the early history of the palace." who are those people?" (people of Rhinne)