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

The Geiss surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,202 people carried this name — #21,672 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 243,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,232 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 247 people named Geiss.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Haut-Rhin 64
Bas-Rhin 63
Paris 31
Somme 12
Haute-Marne 12
Doubs 12
Jura 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8

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

Who carried it

People named Geiss,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bill Geiss
    Bill Geiss 1858–1924 · baseball player
  • Emil Geiss
    Emil Geiss 1867–1911 · baseball player
  • Anton Geiss 1858–1944 · politician
  • Arthur Geiss 1903–1982 · motorcycle racer
  • Kurt Geiss 1920–2007 · illustrator
  • Tony Geiss 1924–2011 · screenwriter

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Geiss 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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