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    The surname Reisig

    A surname, carried by 757 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R220

    Reisig: #30,767 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Reisig #30,767, 757 people Reisig: #30,767 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Reisig #30,767, 757 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reisig is more common than 81% of them.

    Origin

    From the German surname, from the adjective meaning "sprightly, tall" (see below). Compare Reiser.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 757 people named Reisig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 407,854 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 759.

    #30,767
    rank among US surnames
    757
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.3%
    change since 2000 (was #29,359)

    Who is named Reisig

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

    97% of people named Reisig identified as white (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Reisig

    Reisig has the Soundex code R220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R220.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Reisig come from?
    From the German surname, from the adjective meaning "sprightly, tall" (see below). Compare Reiser.
    How common is the surname Reisig?
    757 people in the United States had the surname Reisig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 407,854 Americans. It ranked 30,767th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Reisig?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Reisig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Reisig getting more or less common?
    Less common. 759 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 757 in 2010, down 0.3%.