Explore the Family Name Raisch

The meaning of Raisch

1. German and Swiss German: from Middle High German rīsch, rūsch ‘reed, rush’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a reed bed, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who used or harvested reeds. 2. South German: variant of Rösch (see Roesch).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Raisch in the United States has seen a marginal change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the name was 41722, with a total count of 491 people bearing this surname. This accounted for 0.18 per 100k of the population. By 2010, the rank of the Raisch surname had slightly decreased to 41728 while the count increased to 521, maintaining a proportion of 0.18 per 100k. The overall change in count over the decade showed an increase by 6.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,722	#41,728	-0.01%
Count	491	521	6.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raisch

On the topic of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that individuals with the Raisch surname identified predominantly as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a decrease from 89% down to 82.15%. Meanwhile, identification as Hispanic and American Indian or Alaskan Native saw increases of 43.93% and 39.59%, respectively. In 2000, no individuals with the Raisch surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or as belonging to two or more races. However, by 2010, 2.30% of individuals chose to identify as belonging to two or more races, but the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89%	82.15%	-7.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.91%	8.25%	39.59%
Hispanic	3.87%	5.57%	43.93%
Two or More Races	0%	2.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%