Explore the Family Name Geisinger

The meaning of Geisinger

German and Swiss German: habitational name for someone from Geisingen in southwestern Germany or Geising, south of Dresden. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Geisinger has slightly decreased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 23,638th most common name, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 24,572nd spot, marking a decline of 3.95%. Despite this drop in rank, the absolute number of individuals carrying the Geisinger surname increased modestly from 1,000 in 2000 to 1,017 in 2010, an uptick of 1.7%. However, when examining the proportion of Geisingers per 100,000 people, there was an 8.11% decrease over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,638	#24,572	-3.95%
Count	1,000	1,017	1.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.34	-8.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Geisinger

Turning to the Decennial U.S. Census data on the ethnic identity associated with the Geisinger surname, several shifts occurred between 2000 and 2010. The majority of people bearing this name identified as White, although the percentage dropped from 98.7% in 2000 to 97.05% in 2010. Over the same period, the surname saw new associations with three ethnic identities: Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Black, each comprising less than 1% of Geisingers in the country. The fraction of those identifying with two or more races remained relatively stable at around 0.6%. There were no recorded changes among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.7%	97.05%	-1.67%
Hispanic	0%	0.98%	0%
Black	0%	0.88%	0%
Two or More Races	0.6%	0.59%	-1.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.49%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%