Bissinger surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bissinger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 224 people carried this name — #83,834 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 53% from 481 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 86 people named Bissinger.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Bas-Rhin 28
Haut-Rhin 25
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Paris 5
Orne 4
Alpes-Maritimes 2
Seine-Saint-Denis 2
Rhône 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

36 people named Bissinger have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 55 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 11
Greater Poland 10
Łódź 8
Lower Silesian 3
Lublin 2
Holy Cross 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Bissinger in American newspapers,
1864–1908.

Newspaper page from The Frontier carrying the name Bissinger
The Frontier 1908-08-27
Newspaper page from Illinois Staats-zeitung carrying the name Bissinger
Illinois Staats-zeitung 1864-07-06
Newspaper page from The Enterprise carrying the name Bissinger
The Enterprise 1908-09-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,875 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bissinger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Bissinger
    Samuel Bissinger 1825–1897 · merchant
  • Jakob Bissinger
    Jakob Bissinger 1873–1933 · painter
  • Johann Ulrich von Bissinger d. 1658 · military personnel
  • Johann Ulrich Bissinger 1795–1862 · parson
  • Hermann Bissinger 1849–1918 · engineer
  • Heinrich Bissinger 1861–1940

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Bissinger is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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