Explore the Family Name Reising

The meaning of Reising

German: 1. variant of Reisinger. 2. habitational name from Reising (Bavaria, Austria) or Reissing (Bavaria).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Reising has seen a slight shift in its popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it held the rank of 16,302, which slightly decreased to 16,775 by 2010, marking a change of -2.9%. However, the actual count of individuals bearing this surname increased from 1,627 in 2000 to 1,703 in 2010, a growth of 4.67%. The proportion of people with the surname Reising per 100,000 also saw a minor decrease during this period, falling from 0.6 to 0.58.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,302	#16,775	-2.9%
Count	1,627	1,703	4.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.58	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reising

The ethnicity associated with the surname Reising has also evolved over time, as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census data. Those identifying as white and having the surname Reising decreased from 97.85% in 2000 to 95.42% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.74% in 2000 to 1.82% in 2010. There were also changes among those identifying as two or more races, increasing from 0.61% in 2000 to 1.23% in 2010. Interestingly, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared for the first time in 2010 at 0.70%, while those identifying as Black dropped from 0.43% in 2000 to suppression status in 2010. There were no recorded changes for American Indian and Alaskan Natives during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.85%	95.42%	-2.48%
Hispanic	0.74%	1.82%	145.95%
Two or More Races	0.61%	1.23%	101.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%
Black	0.43%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%