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    The surname Risch

    A surname, carried by 2,229 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ɹɪʃ/ 1 syllable Soundex R200

    Risch: #13,597 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Risch #13,597, 2,229 people Risch: #13,597 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Risch #13,597, 2,229 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Risch is more common than 91.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,229 people named Risch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,513 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,158.

    #13,597
    rank among US surnames
    2,229
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #13,028)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,588Pier2,231138,389
    #13,593Maser2,230138,451
    #13,597Ealey2,229138,513
    #13,600Gamblin2,228138,575
    #13,603Cassity2,227138,637

    Who is named Risch

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

    95% of people named Risch identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 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 Rischs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jim Risch
      American lawyer and politician (born 1943)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Risch

    Risch 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 Risch?
    2,229 people in the United States had the surname Risch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,513 Americans. It ranked 13,597th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Risch?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Risch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Risch?
    Jim Risch, American lawyer and politician (born 1943).
    Where is the surname Risch most common?
    Wikidata records people named Risch in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Risch?
    Risch is /ɹɪʃ/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Risch getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,229 in 2010, up 3.3%.