Find out how popular the last name Hise is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hise.

Hise, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hise surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hise in America

Hise is the 13727th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hise surname appeared 2,205 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Hise.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hise to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hise

The surname HISE originated in Germany, first appearing in records during the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old German word "hisa" or "hissa", meaning a small hut or cottage. This suggests the name likely referred to someone who lived in a modest dwelling of this type.

In its early forms, the name was often spelled "Hise" or "Hyse". Over time, spelling variations emerged like "Hise", "Hise", "Hyse", "Hiese", and "Hisse" as the name spread across German-speaking regions. Some of the earliest known bearers were peasants or landowners from rural areas of modern-day Germany and Austria.

One of the first documented instances of the HISE name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of historical manuscripts from the 13th century. It refers to a "Heinrich Hise" who lived in the village of Eichstätt in Bavaria around 1250.

By the 15th century, the HISE surname had become more widespread. Historical records show a Johannes Hyse who was a merchant and landowner in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in 1467. Around the same time, a farmer named Michel Hiese is listed in tax records from the village of Niedertressen in Hesse in 1472.

A notable early bearer of the name was Conradus Hise, a Catholic priest and scholar who lived from 1495 to 1549. He served as a professor of theology at the University of Ingolstadt and wrote several texts on religious philosophy.

As the HISE name continued to disperse in the 16th and 17th centuries, it appeared in various town chronicles and church registries across central Europe. This included individuals like Hans Hise, a master baker from Augsburg mentioned in 1592, and Anna Maria Hyse, who married a merchant named Jakob Mayer in Nuremberg in 1624.

Other examples of historical figures with the HISE surname include Johann Christoph Hise (1698-1756), a Lutheran minister in Saxony; Philipp Jakob Hise (1781-1847), a banker from Frankfurt; and Karoline Hise (1809-1891), a German novelist and poet.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hise

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hise.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hise was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hise has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hise was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Hise, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!