Explore the Family Name Geise

The meaning of Geise

German: variant of Geis 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Geise saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 15,598, but by 2010, it had dropped to 15,777, representing a negative change of 1.15 percent. However, the count of individuals bearing this surname increased from 1,720 to 1,847 during the same period, an increase of about 7.38 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased marginally from 0.64 to 0.63, indicating a small reduction in its prevalence.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,598	#15,777	-1.15%
Count	1,720	1,847	7.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.63	-1.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Geise

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Geise name is most prevalent within the White community, although there has been a slight decrease from 96.05 percent in 2000 to 94.64 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the presence of this surname in the Hispanic community grew by nearly 12 percent, from 2.85 percent to 3.19 percent. There was also a substantial increase in the Black community, with the prevalence of the surname rising by an impressive 255.17 percent to reach 1.03 percent in 2010. The surname also became more common among individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities, increasing from 0.47 percent to 0.70 percent. However, there were no individuals with the Geise surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.05%	94.64%	-1.47%
Hispanic	2.85%	3.19%	11.93%
Black	0.29%	1.03%	255.17%
Two or More Races	0.47%	0.7%	48.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%