2000
#141,788
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 108
First available Census row
Per 100,000 0.04
Very Rare Last name
Resecker
A German surname derived from the occupation of searching or investigating.
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 120 Americans carry the last name Resecker. That puts it at #152,989 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 0.04 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 2,856,286 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Resecker surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
Bearers in the US
120
1 in 2,856,286
Census rank
#152,989
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
0.0
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
105
very rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 105 bearers of the surname Resecker in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 0.04 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 152989th position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Resecker, the largest self-reported group is White at 75.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (16.2%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (5.7%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Resecker
The surname RESECKER is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. The name is thought to derive from the German word "riesecker," which translates to "giant field" or "large meadow." This suggests that the surname may have initially been given to someone who lived near a large open area or meadow.
One of the earliest known references to the name RESECKER can be found in a 16th-century church registry from the town of Wittenberg, in what is now the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The entry lists a Johannes Resecker, who was born in 1573 and worked as a farmer.
In the 17th century, the name RESECKER appeared in various records from the region of Bavaria, in southern Germany. One notable individual from this time was Hans Resecker, a blacksmith born in 1619 in the town of Augsburg. His descendants can be traced through several generations of Reseckers who continued to work as skilled craftsmen in the area.
As the name spread across German-speaking regions, variations in spelling started to emerge. Some of the earliest recorded spellings include Reseker, Resegger, and Resegker. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the inconsistencies in written records during that era.
In the late 18th century, a prominent RESECKER figure was Johann Resecker, a Lutheran theologian and author born in 1756 in the city of Nuremberg. He wrote several influential works on theology and religious philosophy and is considered one of the most notable individuals to bear the surname.
Another notable RESECKER was Karl Resecker, a German artist and painter born in 1819 in the city of Dresden. He was renowned for his landscape paintings and is considered one of the leading figures of the Dresden School of Romantic Landscape Painting.
Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the RESECKER name continued to be found in various regions of Germany, with some individuals migrating to other parts of Europe and the Americas. However, the earliest and most extensive records of the surname's history can be traced back to its German origins and the various regions within the country where it first emerged.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Resecker
Among Census respondents with the surname Resecker, the largest self-reported group is White at 75.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (16.2%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (5.7%).
The bar chart below shows how Resecker bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Resecker surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.2% · 79
- Two or more races16.2% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native5.7% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 3
Timeline
Historical Census data for Resecker
Resecker appears in 3 published Census surname files: 2000, 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2010
#137,327
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 122
+14 bearers (+13.0%)
Per 100,000 0.04
Rank movement Up 4,461 places
2020
#152,989
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 105
-17 bearers (-13.9%)
Per 100,000 0.04
Rank movement Down 15,662 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #141,788 | 108 | 0.04 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2010 | #137,327 | 122 | 0.04 | +14 bearers (+13.0%) | Up 4,461 places |
| 2020 | #152,989 | 105 | 0.04 | -17 bearers (-13.9%) | Down 15,662 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Resecker surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #137,327 | #152,989 | -11.4% |
| Count | 122 | 105 | -13.9% |
| Per 100K | 0.04 | 0.04 | -12.2% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Resecker bearers went from 122 to 105 (-13.9% change). The surname moved down 15,662 positions in the national ranking, going from #137,327 to #152,989.
FAQ
Resecker surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Resecker?
Name Census estimates that about 120 living Americans carry the surname Resecker. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 2,856,286 residents.
How common is Resecker?
Resecker ranks #152,989 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Very Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 0.04 per 100,000 residents, which is about 0 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 105 people with the surname Resecker. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (120), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 0.04 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 0.04 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 0 of them to have the surname Resecker.
Has Resecker become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Resecker went from 122 recorded bearers to 105. That is a decrease of 17 (-13.9%). In the national ranking it fell from #137,327 to #152,989.
What does the Census say about the background of Resecker?
Among Census respondents with the surname Resecker, the largest self-reported group is White at 75.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (16.2%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (5.7%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Resecker in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.2% (79 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Resecker appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (75.2%), Two or More Races (16.2%), American Indian/Alaska Native (5.7%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Resecker (2000, 2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Resecker mean?
A German surname derived from the occupation of searching or investigating. The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Resecker (0.04 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many people have the surname Resecker?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.