The Reisinger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,390 people carried this name — #7,568 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,100 people counted. That is up 11% from 3,939 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Reisinger surname

A name of origin from a place called Reising or Reißing; there are several in Lower Bavaria and Austria.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (de.wiktionary.org, the German edition) — entry «Reisinger», by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · translated from German and condensed.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

111 people named Reisinger live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 38
Aargau 16
Bern 15
St. Gallen 13
Zug 6
Graubünden 6
Lucerne 5
Basel-Landschaft 4

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 Poland’s population register

28 people named Reisinger have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 39 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 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 24
Lesser Poland 4

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Reisinger.

Most of them — 11 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Moselle.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Moselle 6
Paris 3
Yvelines 1

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

In print

Reisinger in American newspapers,
1891–1921.

Newspaper page from Among The Clouds carrying the name Reisinger
Among The Clouds 1891-08-13
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Reisinger
The Milwaukee Leader 1921-02-08
Newspaper page from The White Mountain Echo carrying the name Reisinger
The White Mountain Echo 1919-09-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,069 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Reisinger in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1960s.

94 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reisinger. The most, 44, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 61
New South Wales 16
Victoria 8
ACT (Canberra) 6
Western Australia 2
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reisinger.

Who carried it

People named Reisinger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Julius Reisinger
    Julius Reisinger 1828–1893 · ballet master
  • Bernhard Reisinger 1767–1820 · civil servant
  • Bernhard Reisinger 1767–1820 · civil servant
  • János Reisinger 1784–1852 · physician
  • Franz Reisinger 1787–1855 · physician
  • János Reisinger 1802–1868 · monk

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Reisinger,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States460 records

460 records of the Reisinger name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 148
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 120
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 62
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 52
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 42
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 33
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jacob S. Reisinger

    Born 1916 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1940 at Harrisburg; post office clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Christine Reisinger

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1881 aboard the Leipzig from Bremen, aged 28; farmer. From Prussia, Germany; bound for Baltimore.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ralph W. Reisinger

    Born 1932; from Ross County, Ohio. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; died of wounds 1951 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 460 records for Reisinger in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany330 records

330 records of the Reisinger name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 294
  • German applications to settle and marry 27
  • German emigration and citizenship files 8
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Reisinger

    From Aresing, Oberb. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 14 August 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 13).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Klara Reisinger

    Left Kronberg/Griesbach for North America in 1853.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Landshut (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Franz Reisinger

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Loch im Landgericht Hemau in 1840; journeyman carpenter.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 330 records for Reisinger in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands222 records

222 records of the Reisinger name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 129
  • Dutch population registers 92
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Tannetje Reisinger

    Married in 1866 in Middelburg; cleaning woman. Died 1887 in Middelburg, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gustav Ewald Reisinger

    Married in 1897 in Rotterdam. Died 1936 in Rotterdam, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henricus Johannes Reisinger

    Born 1925 in Vught. Died 1945 in Vught.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 222 records for Reisinger in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France7 records

7 records of the Reisinger name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert Reisinger

    Born 1899 in Paris; died 1984 in Créteil (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hidegard Stefanie Reisinger

    Born 1907 in Austria; died 1997 in Montélimar (Drôme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Reisinger

    Born 1935 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône); died 2001 in Signes (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Reisinger in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Reisinger name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Gary Reisinger

    Cook of Kerang, Victoria; died 1961.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Martin Reisinger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1880 aboard the Lusitania, aged 37.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henry Reisinger

    Of Young, New South Wales; died 1898.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Reisinger in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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