Explore the Family Name Riesterer

The meaning of Riesterer

South German and Swiss German: occupational name for a maker of plow handles or occupational name for a cobbler, from an agent derivative of Middle High German riester ‘plow handle, leather patch’ (see Riester). Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Jutta, Otto, Wilfried.

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

The Riesterer surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 36,999th in the year 2000, it slipped down to the 37,899th spot a decade later, showcasing a -2.43% change. The count of individuals with this surname, however, increased by 3.17%, from 568 in 2000 to 586 in 2010. Despite this increase, its proportion per 100,000 saw a decline of -4.76%, moving from 0.21 to 0.20.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,999	#37,899	-2.43%
Count	568	586	3.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Riesterer

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the Riesterer surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes over the same decade. In 2000, 95.25% of those bearing this name were White, but this percentage decreased slightly to 94.54% by 2010. Hispanic representation also decreased from 1.58% to 1.02%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as two or more races, rising to 2.39% in 2010 from a non-existent percentage in 2000. Meanwhile, the Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native representation disappeared, both declining from 0.88% and 1.58% respectively in 2000 to 0% in 2010. There remained no record of Asian/Pacific Islander representation through these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.25%	94.54%	-0.75%
Two or More Races	0%	2.39%	0%
Hispanic	1.58%	1.02%	-35.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.88%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.58%	0%	0%