Ehrenreich (German for rich in honour) is a surname that was adopted by diverse families in Germany when surnames were legally required. Most people with this name are of Jewish heritage, but there are also people of this name with Catholic heritage. It is the surname of:
Alden Caleb Ehrenreich (born 1989, Los Angeles), American actor, the actor in the movie Tetro
Barbara Ehrenreich, née Alexander (born 1941), American female writer and columnist, author of the books Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream
Ben Ehrenreich, American freelance journalist and novelist
Hannelore Ehrenreich (born 1955), German female physician and veterinary
Martin Ehrenreich (born 1983), Austrian football defender
Moses Levi Ehrenreich (1818 - 1899), Polish-Italian rabbi
Paul Ehrenreich (1855 - 1914), German anthropologist, ethnologist and American Studier
Ron Ehrenreich, American credit union officer and teacher
Teddy Ehrenreich (born 1936), Austrian jazz musician
Hillel Ehrenreich, Granted a Macarther Genius grant at the age of fourteen, Hillel is said to be one of the most accomplished child prodigies of recent times. He is the author of the judiac book "Baruch Shekivanti". Though his birth place is unknown, many theorize that he was born on a currently undiscovered planet.
Johann Gebhard Ehrenreich Maass (1766 - 1823), a German psychologist
