Risse is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Risse
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Frequent name in Lorraine, met in Alsace in the form Riss. This is according to MT Morlet a Germanic personal name, Ragizo (= ragin board root). It is also found under the forms Reis, Reiss, Reisse. Other possibilities: toponym with sense of place bushy undergrowth (Reis = branch).

How popular is Risse?

Risse is common in United States.

Risse is ranked 58684 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Risse bearers increased by 0.8454106 per cent in 2010 US census to 835 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1139 spots and ranked at 28552. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.05 94.08
Hispanic or Latino 3.71 2.17
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.32 1.33
Others 0.84 1.81
Risse is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies that it is originated from Germany. Around 7894 people have been found who wears Risse as their family name. Risse is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
615,517 Russia6
381,097 Ukraine4
16,605 Austria3
661,536 Indonesia3
108,034 Italy3
14,054 China3
82,478 South Africa2
54,135 Philippines2
40,256 Mexico2
6,266 Luxembourg2
7,895 South Korea1
1,704,541 India1
17,236 Ghana1
17,575 Kuwait1
123,175 Tanzania1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,309 Monaco1
3,214 Niger1
36,678 Singapore1
2,613 The Bahamas1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,591 Belgium37
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
98,676 Canada27
107,506 England27
80,121 Australia20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
31,155 Netherlands75
Countries with hundreds of Risse:
10,028 France906
22,607 Brazil556
2,584 Switzerland432
Countries with thousands of Risse:
1,756 Germany4,539
25,616 United States1,196
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Wilhelm Risse worked as shoemaker and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 37 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Clutha and arrived on June 19, 1849.

From Italy

S. Risse worked as laborer and hailed from Italy. 50 years old embarked for New York from Naples on Alsatia and arrived on March 24, 1887.

Comments

S
Sunshine Santangelo
risse seems to have two possible origins: either it is a form of apheresis with Maurisse variant of the Latin name representing maurice mauritius, popularized by the head of the legion thebaine, tortures has Agaune (Swiss) in the third century either, it ' is a variant of the ancient Occitan rixa which means violent quarrel nickname became quarrelsome name.

Risse Namesakes

  • Camila Risser, Actress
  • Oliver Risser, Soccer player
  • Makana Risser Chai, Author
  • Eve Risser, Music performer
  • Wilko Risser, Soccer player
  • Guenter B. Risse, Historian
  • Makana Risser Chai, Author
  • Hélène Risser, Journalist
  • Guenter B. Risse, Historian
  • Jacqueline Risset, Poet

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