Explore the Family Name Fieser

The meaning of Fieser

German: 1. nickname for an unpleasant or repulsive person, from an agent noun based on Middle Low German vies ‘disgusting’, Middle High German viez ‘violent, devil of a man’. 2. habitational name for someone from Viesen, near Jerichow, Brandenburg. 3. short form of the personal name Vincens, see Vincent.

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How common is the last name Fieser in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fieser has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 53,782 and it fell to 58,042 in 2010, marking a change of -7.92%. The overall count of people with this surname also dropped by -2.78% during the same period, going from 360 to 350. The proportion of individuals named Fieser per 100,000 people declined by -7.69%, standing at 0.12 in 2010 compared to 0.13 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,782	#58,042	-7.92%
Count	360	350	-2.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fieser

In terms of ethnic identity, the Fieser surname is predominantly associated with people who identify as White, making up 95.14% of those with the surname in 2010, a minor decrease from 95.28% in 2000 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was a significant increase in people identifying as belonging to 'Two or more races', going from 1.39% in 2000 to 3.43% in 2010, a change of 146.76%. Meanwhile, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The percentage of Hispanic individuals also dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.67% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.28%	95.14%	-0.15%
Two or More Races	1.39%	3.43%	146.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.67%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%