How common is the surname Reisman?

2,177 people in the United States had the surname Reisman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. It ranked 13,874th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reisman?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Reisman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reisman?

Garrett Reisman, American astronaut, followed by Judith Reisman.

Where is the surname Reisman most common?

Wikidata records people named Reisman in the United States.

Is the surname Reisman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,177 in 2010, up 9.6%.

The surname Reisman

A surname, carried by 2,177 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reisman is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,177 people named Reisman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. That is up 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,987.

#13,874

rank among US surnames

2,177

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+9.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,925)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,867	Flock	2,179	141,691
#13,871	Seman	2,178	141,756
#13,874	Hymes	2,177	141,822
#13,883	Vandenheuvel	2,176	141,887

Who is named Reisman

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

97% of people named Reisman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reismans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Garrett Reisman
American astronaut, born 1968
Judith Reisman
American cultural conservative writer (1935-2021)
George Reisman
American economist, born 1937
Marty Reisman
American table tennis player and writer (1930-2012)
Leo Reisman
American violinist and bandleader (1897–1961)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reisman

Reisman has the Soundex code R255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R255.

Questions

How common is the surname Reisman?: 2,177 people in the United States had the surname Reisman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. It ranked 13,874th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reisman?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Reisman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reisman?: Garrett Reisman, American astronaut, followed by Judith Reisman.
Where is the surname Reisman most common?: Wikidata records people named Reisman in the United States.
Is the surname Reisman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,177 in 2010, up 9.6%.