The Ries surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,258 people carried this name — #4,857 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,960 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 399 people named Ries.
43 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
345 people named Ries live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 115 people named Ries live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 72 people named Ries 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ries in American newspapers,
1908.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,485,150 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ries,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adam Ries 1492–1559 · mathematician -
Franz Anton Ries 1755–1846 · violinist -
Ferdinand Ries 1784–1838 · composer -
John B. Ries d. 1937 · politician
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Viola Thelma Ries d. 1966
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Georg Wilhelm Otto von Ries 1763–1846 · captain
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ries.
- Riehl 3,852 · U.S. census
- Riehm 614 · U.S. census
- Riel 2,125 · U.S. census
- Riem 153 · U.S. census
- Riemer 3,039 · U.S. census
- Riera 1,604 · U.S. census
- Riess 1,908 · U.S. census
- Riester 748 · U.S. census
- Riesterer 586 · U.S. census
- Rieth 1,578 · U.S. census
- Riether 128 · U.S. census
- Rietz 591 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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