Explore the Family Name Gieser

The meaning of Gieser

German: occupational name for a foundryman, from an agent derivative of Middle High German giezen ‘to pour or cast’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gieser has seen a slight increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the Gieser name ranked 40,019 and by 2010 it had moved up to 39,352, a growth of 1.67 percent. Similarly, the count of people bearing this surname also increased from 516 to 559 during this period, reflecting a rise of 8.33 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.19 between both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,019	#39,352	1.67%
Count	516	559	8.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gieser

The ethnic identity associated with the last name Gieser has shown some significant shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The most notable change occurred within the Hispanic demographic group, which saw an increase from 0.97 percent in 2000 to 2.86 percent in 2010, representing a whopping 194.85 percent change. On the other hand, those identifying as White decreased slightly from 94.77 percent to 92.31 percent. Interestingly, individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity bearing the Gieser surname appeared in the 2010 census, making up 1.43 percent, while they were not represented in the 2000 data. Meanwhile, the representation of two or more races decreased by approximately 33.95 percent. Data for Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native ethnic groups was either non-existent or suppressed for privacy in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.77%	92.31%	-2.6%
Hispanic	0.97%	2.86%	194.85%
Two or More Races	2.71%	1.79%	-33.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.43%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.97%	0%	0%