Explore the Family Name Risser

The meaning of Risser

1. South German: variant of Riss 1, 2. 2. Americanized form of Swiss German Rüsser (see Reusser). 3. In some cases an altered form of German Rieser.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Risser subtly declined from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Risser ranked as the 15,490th most common surname in the United States and then fell to the 15,898th rank by 2010, showing a drop of 2.63%. However, the count of individuals possessing the Risser surname increased from 1,735 in 2000 to 1,829 in 2010, indicating a growth of 5.42%. The proportion of Rissers per 100,000 people slightly decreased from 0.64 in 2000 to 0.62 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,490	#15,898	-2.63%
Count	1,735	1,829	5.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.62	-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Risser

When examining the Risser surname's ethnic identity based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there are some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though this percentage did decrease, from 97.23% in 2000 to 94.75% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islander representation also saw a minor decline from 0.98% to 0.93%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races impressively grew from 0.52% to 1.80%, while the Hispanic representation also noticeably increased from 0.69% to 2.02%. Lastly, the 2010 census reported Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities within the Risser surname for the first time, standing at 0.49% and 0% respectively, which was not the case in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.23%	94.75%	-2.55%
Hispanic	0.69%	2.02%	192.75%
Two or More Races	0.52%	1.8%	246.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.98%	0.93%	-5.1%
Black	0%	0.49%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%