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    The surname Giesen

    A German patronymic surname, carried by 1,162 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G250

    Giesen: #22,201 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Giesen #22,201, 1,162 people Giesen: #22,201 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Giesen #22,201, 1,162 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Giesen is more common than 86.3% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    * Borrowed from German and Dutch Giesen, patronymic from Gies, Giese. * Also as a German surname, from the placename Giessen in Hesse, or other similar-sounding places, from a castle name Middle High German ze dën gieȥen (“on the streams”) (see modern gießen (“to pour”)).

    Giesen is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 1,162 people named Giesen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,702 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,140.

    #22,201
    rank among US surnames
    1,162
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.9%
    change since 2000 (was #21,395)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #22,194Ramanathan1,163265,473
    #22,201Janak1,162265,702

    Who is named Giesen

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

    96% of people named Giesen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Giesen come from?
    * Borrowed from German and Dutch Giesen, patronymic from Gies, Giese. * Also as a German surname, from the placename Giessen in Hesse, or other similar-sounding places, from a castle name Middle High German ze dën gieȥen (“on the streams”) (see modern gießen (“to pour”)).
    How common is the surname Giesen?
    1,162 people in the United States had the surname Giesen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,702 Americans. It ranked 22,201st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Giesen?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Giesen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Giesen?
    Giesen is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Giesen getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,140 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,162 in 2010, up 1.9%.