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The Geiser surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,912 people carried this name — #8,443 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 11% from 3,533 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,602 people named Geiser live in Switzerland.

They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 796
Neuchâtel 254
Lucerne 243
Vaud 213
Zurich 207
Aargau 178
Solothurn 165
Basel-Landschaft 112

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 235 people named Geiser live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 98
Santa Fe 91
Córdoba 23
Chaco 23

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 82 people named Geiser.

30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 30
Alpes-Maritimes 10
Doubs 10
Paris 6
Aube 5
Territoire de Belfort 4
Bas-Rhin 4
Rhône 3
Ain 3

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

In the Nordic population registers

28 people named Geiser is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 28

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Geiser in American newspapers,
1888–1906.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Geiser
The Washington Times 1906-09-09
Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Geiser
The Freeman 1888-08-18
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Geiser
New-york Tribune 1888-08-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,435 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Geiser,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carl Friedrich Geiser
    Carl Friedrich Geiser 1843–1934 · scientist
  • Bruno Geiser
    Bruno Geiser 1846–1898 · politician
  • Hans-Jörg Geiser d. 2015 · university teacher
  • Antal Geiser 1785–1879 · engineer
  • Wilhelm Geiser 1826–1900 · politician
  • Arnold Geiser 1844–1909 · architect

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

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