How common is the surname Riess?

1,908 people in the United States had the surname Riess in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,816 Americans. It ranked 15,370th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Riess?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Riess identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Riess?

Adam Riess, American astrophysicist, followed by Susanne Riess.

Where is the surname Riess most common?

Wikidata records people named Riess in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Riess getting more or less common?

More common. 1,764 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,908 in 2010, up 8.2%.

The surname Riess

A surname, carried by 1,908 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). Riess is more common than 90.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,908 people named Riess in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 161,816 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,764.

#15,370

rank among US surnames

1,908

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+8.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,293)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,363	Delany	1,909	161,732
#15,370	Calo	1,908	161,816

Who is named Riess

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

95% of people named Riess identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Riesss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adam Riess
American astrophysicist, born 1969
Susanne Riess
Austrian politician, born 1961

Notable Riesss come mostly from the United States (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Riess

Riess 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 Riess?: 1,908 people in the United States had the surname Riess in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,816 Americans. It ranked 15,370th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Riess?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Riess identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Riess?: Adam Riess, American astrophysicist, followed by Susanne Riess.
Where is the surname Riess most common?: Wikidata records people named Riess in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Riess getting more or less common?: More common. 1,764 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,908 in 2010, up 8.2%.