The surname Risner
A surname, carried by 5,816 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex R256
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,816 people named Risner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,086 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,599.
#5,925
rank among US surnames
5,816
people in 2010
2.0
per 100,000 Americans
+3.9%
change since 2000 (was #5,685)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #5,922 | Montesdeoca | 5,820 | 53,049 |
| #5,923 | Lanza | 5,819 | 53,058 |
| #5,924 | Arceneaux | 5,818 | 53,067 |
| #5,925 | Daughtry | 5,816 | 53,086 |
Who is named Risner
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Risner identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Two or more races 1.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Risner has the Soundex code R256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R256.
Questions
- How common is the surname Risner?
- 5,816 people in the United States had the surname Risner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,086 Americans. It ranked 5,925th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Risner?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Risner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Risner getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,599 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,816 in 2010, up 3.9%.