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

Raiser, 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 Raiser surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Raiser in America

Raiser is the 99845th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Raiser surname appeared 181 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Raiser.

We can also compare 2010 data for Raiser 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 Raiser

The surname RAISER is believed to have originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is derived from the German word "reiser," which means "traveler" or "wanderer." This suggests that the original bearers of this name were likely people who traveled frequently or were known for their wandering ways.

In some instances, the name RAISER may also have been an occupational surname, referring to someone who raised livestock or crops. The German verb "reisen" means "to raise," and it's possible that the name was given to farmers or agricultural workers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name RAISER can be found in the records of the town of Freiburg im Breisgau, located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. In a document dated 1375, a man named Hans Raiser is mentioned as a resident of the town.

Another early reference to the name RAISER comes from the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents related to the Saxon region of Germany. In a document from 1428, a man named Konrad Raiser is listed as a landowner in the village of Meißen.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the RAISER name began to spread beyond Germany to other parts of Europe, particularly to areas with significant German populations. For example, in 1612, a man named Johann Raiser was recorded as a resident of the city of Strasbourg, which at the time was part of the Holy Roman Empire.

Notable individuals with the surname RAISER include:

1. Nikolaus Raiser (1508-1578), a German Protestant theologian and reformer.
2. Johann Christian Raiser (1712-1779), a German composer and organist.
3. Emilie Raiser (1824-1890), a German writer and poet.
4. Gustav Raiser (1846-1923), a German architect and urban planner.
5. Wilhelm Raiser (1901-1988), a German jurist and legal scholar.

The RAISER name can also be found in various place names throughout Germany, such as Raiserhof, a village in the state of Bavaria, and Raiserau, a district in the city of Bonn.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Raiser

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

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 Raiser 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 Raiser 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 Raiser was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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