The Riss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 500 people carried this name — #43,206 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is down 9% from 550 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 616 people named Riss.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Haut-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 Poland’s population register
93 people named Riss have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 106 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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
59 people named Riss live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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
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.
Who carried it
People named Riss,
with a public archive behind them.
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Thomas Riss 1871–1959 · painter -
Thomas Riss 1871–1959 · painter
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Dan Riss 1910–1970 · actor -
Heinrich Riss 1401–1494
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Caspar Riss 1700–1712 · silversmith
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Albert Riss 1887–1964
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Riss.
- Risacher 128 · U.S. census
- Risch 2,229 · U.S. census
- Risi 578 · U.S. census
- Risler 321 · U.S. census
- Riso 753 · U.S. census
- Rispoli 1,307 · U.S. census
- Risse 835 · U.S. census
- Rissel 130 · U.S. census
- Risser 1,829 · U.S. census
- Risso 546 · U.S. census
- Rist 1,874 · U.S. census
- Ristic 393 · U.S. census
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