Ries is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ries
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Focused in Moselle, it is often a place name with the meaning of place or marshy wasteland (for grazing), but it can also be a nickname corresponding to German Riese (= giant).

How popular is Ries?

Ries is common in Germany.

Ries is ranked 18179 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ries bearers increased by 4.281609 per cent in 2010 US census to 7258 since 2000, the surname slipped by 199 spots and ranked at 4857. The last name was found in around 25 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.87 95.46
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.7
Black 1.65 1.52
Others 1.14 0.78
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.61 0.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.28 0.11
Ries is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 28738 people have been found who wears Ries as their family name. Ries is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
616,339 India10
28,661 Serbia8
318,252 Ukraine6
9,759 Japan5
8,438 China5
9,391 Guyana5
108,034 Italy3
10,686 Costa Rica3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
18,718 Thailand2
7,299 Estonia2
54,641 Sweden2
44,018 Poland2
9,185 Hong Kong2
1,143 French Polynesia2
14,004 Hungary2
900 Laos2
1,169 New Caledonia2
25,746 Finland1
10,683 Cyprus1
25,721 Egypt1
12,741 Ecuador1
510 East Timor1
123,175 Tanzania1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
880 Djibouti1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
7,314 Bolivia1
165,773 Belarus1
50,549 Georgia1
17,236 Ghana1
24,176 Qatar1
4,171 Rwanda1
36,678 Singapore1
9,591 Panama1
7,895 South Korea1
17,768 Pakistan1
5,553 Taiwan1
1,005 The Gambia1
14,644 Tunisia1
537 Liechtenstein1
29,774 Venezuela1
8,859 Iraq1
21,562 Portugal1
7,292 Vietnam1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,313 Spain43
308,934 Indonesia18
377,825 Russia17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
22,388 Czech Republic72
10,776 New Zealand62
Countries with hundreds of Ries:
9,609 France943
7,778 Canada533
2,357 Switzerland468
36 Luxembourg455
2,793 Austria393
18,962 Argentina284
10,086 Australia277
3,101 Denmark192
9,921 Belgium186
11,447 Malaysia152
31,938 England140
21,335 Netherlands124
8,562 Slovakia124
10,102 Israel106
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Ries:
4,416 United States9,037
11,393 Brazil1,192
5,812 South Africa1,114
Countries with ten thousands of Ries:
499 Germany12,608
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

My. Ries hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 13 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Republic and arrived on April 13, 1847. Maid Mary-Ann Ries, are other Ries that migrated to US.

From Italy

Vincenzo Ries worked as laborer and hailed from Italy. 22 years old embarked for New York from Naples on Britannia and arrived on April 18, 1896.

Comments

L
Leah Brice
ries meant in old french wasteland and indicated the location of the house domain or hamlet.

Ries Namesakes

  • Germán Riesco, Political figure
  • Adam Riess, University Professor
  • Adam Ries, Mathematician
  • Adrien Ries, Economist
  • Anke Riester, Cinematographer
  • Julien Ries, Historian
  • Armando Riesco, Film actor
  • Sebastian Rieschick, Tennis player
  • Asier Riesgo, Soccer player
  • Michael Riesman, Composer

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