Giesen is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.
The variant of Geiser. One who came from Geiss, i.e., place where goats graze, in Switzerland; descendant of Geiss, a variant of Giso, a pet form of names beginning with Gis meaning "spear".
How popular is Giesen?
Despite the fact that the number of Giesen bearers increased by 1.93 per cent in 2010 US census to 1162 since 2000, the surname slipped by 806 spots and ranked at 22201. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.13 | 97.63 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.98 | 1.32 |
| Others | 0.69 | 0.53 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.43 | 0 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Adrian Giesen was 36 years old when he migrated to USA on May 31, 1852. He lived in France where he worked as miner and took Havre from Havre. 32 years old L. Giesen, Johann Giesen (44) Farmer, Farmer Christian Giesen, Lorenz Giesen, Charles Giesen, aged 48, Doris Giesen, aged 21, Heinr Giesen (24) Gardener, Maria Giesen, aged 26, Farmer Emilie Giesen, and 42 other Giesen majority of whom were laborer and others worked as farmer migrated to US from Havre, Antwerp, Hamburg and Bremen.
Giesen Namesakes
- Mary Augustine Giesen, founded the Sisters of St
Giesen Namesakes
- Mary Augustine Giesen, founded the Sisters of St
Related Family Names:
- Gielan
- Gielen (Germany)
- Giellan (France)
- Gien
- Gierden
- Gierman (Germany)
- Giermann
- Giersiepen
- Gierszanin
- Gieschen