# Dysinger (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dysinger/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 572 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,640 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 539,765 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (555 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Deisinger, a habitational surname for someone from Deising in Riedenburg. Or, possibly from Low German dei + Middle High German singer (compare Sänger).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dysinger in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Dickinson, Dickens, Dawkins, Dejong, Dickenson, Duggins, Dismuke, Deskins, Diggins, Dockins, DeShong, Deschenes.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.