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

The Reiss surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,334 people carried this name — #4,815 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 7,072 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 524 people named Reiss.

41 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 41
Bas-Rhin 239
Paris 58
Moselle 41
Meurthe-et-Moselle 12
Haut-Rhin 12
Hauts-de-Seine 11
Nord 8
Gironde 8

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

In Poland’s population register

254 people named Reiss have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 372 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Warmian-Masurian 53
Pomeranian 40
Lower Silesian 37
Silesian 36
Greater Poland 30
Masovian 23
Subcarpathian 18
Lesser Poland 12

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

185 people named Reiss live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 71
Aargau 24
Bern 18
Graubünden 17
St. Gallen 15
Thurgau 8
Basel-Landschaft 8
Vaud 6

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 85 people named Reiss 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 43
Chaco 17
City of Buenos Aires 14
Entre Ríos 11

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

In the Nordic population registers

34 people named Reiss is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 34

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Reiss in American newspapers,
1853.

Newspaper page from Southern Sentinel carrying the name Reiss
Southern Sentinel 1853-02-05
Newspaper page from Southern Sentinel carrying the name Reiss
Southern Sentinel 1853-01-15
Newspaper page from Southern Sentinel carrying the name Reiss
Southern Sentinel 1853-01-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,777 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Reiss,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anna Reiss
    Anna Reiss 1836–1915 · singer
  • Anna Reiss
    Anna Reiss 1836–1915 · singer
  • Alexander Reiss d. 1901 · entrepreneur
  • Florence Louisa Reiss d. 1915
  • Anton Reiß 1741–1815 · organ builder
  • Johann Reiss 1753–1825 · parson

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

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Surnames next to Reiss.

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