How common is the surname Ries?

7,258 people in the United States had the surname Ries in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,539 Americans. It ranked 4,857th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ries?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ries identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ries?

Julien Ries, Belgian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal, and historian (1920–2013), followed by Al Ries.

Where is the surname Ries most common?

Wikidata records people named Ries in Belgium, the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Ries getting more or less common?

More common. 6,960 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,258 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Ries

A German surname, carried by 7,258 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). Ries is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

German origin

* As a south German and Jewish surname, from the noun Riese (“giant”). * Also as a German surname, from Middle Low German rīs (“brushwood, twig”), from Old Saxon hrīs. * Also as a German surname, variant of Reis, Riess. * As as Welsh surname, variant of Rice.

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 7,258 people named Ries in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,539 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,960.

#4,857

rank among US surnames

7,258

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,658)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,853	Cupp	7,263	42,509
#4,854	Christ	7,261	42,521
#4,856	McCool	7,259	42,533
#4,857	Ries	7,258	42,539

Who is named Ries

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

94% of people named Ries identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Riess

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julien Ries
Belgian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal, and historian (1920–2013)
Al Ries
American advertising executive, 1926–2022
Frédérique Ries
Belgian politician, born 1959
Heinrich Ries
American geologist (1871–1951)
Wolfgang Ries
Austrian astronomer, born 1968

Notable Riess come mostly from Belgium (2), the United States (2) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ries

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ries come from?: * As a south German and Jewish surname, from the noun Riese (“giant”). * Also as a German surname, from Middle Low German rīs (“brushwood, twig”), from Old Saxon hrīs. * Also as a German surname, variant of Reis, Riess. * As as Welsh surname, variant of Rice.
How common is the surname Ries?: 7,258 people in the United States had the surname Ries in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,539 Americans. It ranked 4,857th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ries?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ries identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ries?: Julien Ries, Belgian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal, and historian (1920–2013), followed by Al Ries.
Where is the surname Ries most common?: Wikidata records people named Ries in Belgium, the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Ries getting more or less common?: More common. 6,960 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,258 in 2010, up 4.3%.