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

Reisdorfer, 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 Reisdorfer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reisdorfer in America

Reisdorfer is the 106570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reisdorfer surname appeared 167 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 Reisdorfer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reisdorfer 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 Reisdorfer

The surname Reisdorfer is believed to have originated in Germany, likely in the 16th or 17th century. It is a locational name derived from a place name, possibly a town or village, that may have contained the elements "Reis" and "dorf," meaning "reeds" and "village" respectively in German.

The earliest known recorded instance of the name Reisdorfer dates back to 1634, found in a church register from the town of Memmingen in Bavaria, Germany. This entry lists a certain Hans Reisdorfer, though no additional details are provided about this individual.

In the late 17th century, the name appears in various records from the region of Saxony, including a mention of a Johann Reisdorfer, born in 1675, who was a farmer and landowner in the village of Großenhain.

During the 18th century, the Reisdorfer name began to spread more widely across Germany, with records showing families of this surname living in cities such as Berlin, Leipzig, and Cologne. Notable individuals from this period include Friedrich Reisdorfer (1712-1786), a respected clockmaker in Dresden, and Anna Maria Reisdorfer (1745-1812), a midwife in the town of Halle.

In the 19th century, several Reisdorfers achieved a degree of prominence in various fields. Among them were Karl Reisdorfer (1819-1892), a lawyer and politician who served in the Prussian parliament, and Emilie Reisdorfer (1836-1916), a renowned opera singer who performed in theaters across Europe.

As German emigration to other parts of the world increased in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Reisdorfer name began to appear in various locations, particularly in the United States and Canada. One notable figure from this period was Heinrich Reisdorfer (1867-1945), a German-American architect who designed several notable buildings in New York City.

While this is not an exhaustive list, it provides some insight into the history and origins of the surname Reisdorfer, tracing its roots back to Germany and highlighting a few of the more notable individuals who have carried this name throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reisdorfer

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

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

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