How common is the surname Geist?

5,966 people in the United States had the surname Geist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,751 Americans. It ranked 5,802nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Geist?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Geist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Geist?

Kimberly Geist, American cyclist, followed by Jordan Geist.

Where is the surname Geist most common?

Wikidata records people named Geist in the United States.

Is the surname Geist getting more or less common?

More common. 5,724 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,966 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Geist

A German surname, carried by 5,966 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Geist is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Geist.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,966 people named Geist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,751 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,724.

#5,802

rank among US surnames

5,966

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,568)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,796	Slate	5,969	51,725
#5,799	Truax	5,968	51,734
#5,801	Schick	5,967	51,742
#5,802	Kiernan	5,966	51,751
#5,804	Sadowski	5,965	51,760
#5,805	Hendershot	5,963	51,777

Who is named Geist

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

95% of people named Geist identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Geists

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kimberly Geist
American cyclist, born 1987
Jordan Geist
American shot putter, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Geist

Geist has the Soundex code G230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G230.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Geist come from?: Borrowed from German Geist.
How common is the surname Geist?: 5,966 people in the United States had the surname Geist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,751 Americans. It ranked 5,802nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geist?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Geist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Geist?: Kimberly Geist, American cyclist, followed by Jordan Geist.
Where is the surname Geist most common?: Wikidata records people named Geist in the United States.
Is the surname Geist getting more or less common?: More common. 5,724 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,966 in 2010, up 4.2%.