How common is the surname Geiss?

1,202 people in the United States had the surname Geiss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Geiss?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Geiss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Geiss getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,232 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Geiss

A surname, carried by 1,202 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Geiss is more common than 86.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,202 people named Geiss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,232.

#21,672

rank among US surnames

1,202

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,124)

Who is named Geiss

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Geiss identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Geiss

Geiss has the Soundex code G200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G200.

Questions

How common is the surname Geiss?: 1,202 people in the United States had the surname Geiss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geiss?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Geiss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Geiss getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,232 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, down 2.4%.