How common is the surname Reiss?

7,334 people in the United States had the surname Reiss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,098 Americans. It ranked 4,815th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Reiss?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Reiss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Reiss?

Mike Reiss, American screenwriter, followed by Clotilde Reiss.

Where is the surname Reiss most common?

Wikidata records people named Reiss in the United States and France.

Is the surname Reiss getting more or less common?

More common. 7,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,334 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Reiss

A surname, carried by 7,334 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reiss is more common than 97% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,334 people named Reiss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,098 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,072.

#4,815

rank among US surnames

7,334

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,590)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,806	Spradlin	7,356	41,972
#4,807	Pettis	7,354	41,983
#4,808	Juan	7,350	42,006
#4,809	Keiser	7,348	42,018
#4,810	Button	7,341	42,058
#4,811	Abell	7,339	42,069
#4,812	Jamieson	7,338	42,075

Who is named Reiss

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

95% of people named Reiss identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reisss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Reiss
American screenwriter, born 1959
Clotilde Reiss
Accused French spy, born 1985
Louise Reiss
American physician (1920–2011)

Notable Reisss come mostly from the United States (2) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reiss

Reiss has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Questions

How common is the surname Reiss?: 7,334 people in the United States had the surname Reiss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,098 Americans. It ranked 4,815th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reiss?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Reiss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Reiss?: Mike Reiss, American screenwriter, followed by Clotilde Reiss.
Where is the surname Reiss most common?: Wikidata records people named Reiss in the United States and France.
Is the surname Reiss getting more or less common?: More common. 7,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,334 in 2010, up 3.7%.