Explore the Family Name Reisch

The meaning of Reisch

German: from Middle High German rīsch, rūsch ‘reed’ or ‘rush’, a topographic name for someone who lived near a reedbed, or a habitational name from any of several places in Bavaria and Moravia named Reisch from the same word. Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Otto, Hans, Kurt.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Reisch has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 24,453rd most popular name in the United States with a count of 959 individuals bearing it. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 26,171 and the count decreased slightly to 935 people, representing a -2.5% change. The proportion of individuals with the Reisch name per 100,000 also dipped, falling from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.32 in 2010, which is an 11.11% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,453	#26,171	-7.03%
Count	959	935	-2.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.32	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reisch

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Reisch surname identified as White, with 95.93% in 2000 and a slight increase to 96.04% in 2010. The second largest group identified as Hispanic, with a small growth from 1.56% in 2000 to 1.60% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a notable increase from 0.83% in 2000 to 1.07% in 2010. However, the percentage of those claiming two or more races dropped from 0.94% in 2000 to 0.75% in 2010. The data for Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories were either not present or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.93%	96.04%	0.11%
Hispanic	1.56%	1.6%	2.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.83%	1.07%	28.92%
Two or More Races	0.94%	0.75%	-20.21%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.73%	0%	0%