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

Risinger, 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 Risinger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Risinger in America

Risinger is the 10085th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Risinger surname appeared 3,196 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 Risinger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Risinger 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 Risinger

The surname Risinger is of German origin, believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria in the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century. It is derived from the Old German word "ris," meaning a branch or twig, and the suffix "-inger," which denotes a place of origin or residence. Therefore, the name Risinger likely referred to someone who lived near a thicket or wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Risinger can be found in the historical town records of Regensburg, Bavaria, dated 1437, which mentions a certain Hans Risinger. Another early reference is in the parish registers of Nuremberg, where a Konrad Risinger was documented in 1482.

In the 16th century, the Risinger name appeared in various parts of southern Germany, particularly in the regions of Franconia and Swabia. Notable individuals from this period include Johann Risinger, a merchant from Ulm who was born in 1523, and Magdalena Risinger, a midwife from Rothenburg ob der Tauber, born in 1578.

As the surname spread across German-speaking lands, variations in spelling arose, such as Riesinger, Riesinger, and Risinger. In the 17th century, a branch of the family settled in the area around Heidelberg, where a certain Wilhelm Risinger was recorded as a cooper (barrel maker) in 1644.

One of the earliest known Risingers to emigrate from Germany was Hans Risinger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 as part of the German immigration to British North America. He settled in the area that later became Berks County, and his descendants can be traced through various historical records in the region.

Among the notable Risingers in later history are Johann Gottfried Risinger (1768-1843), a German theologian and author, and Friedrich Wilhelm Risinger (1810-1892), a German-American artist and lithographer who worked in Philadelphia.

Overall, the surname Risinger has a long and rich history, originating in the forests of medieval Bavaria and spreading across German-speaking regions before eventually reaching the Americas through immigration in the 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Risinger

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

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

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