Risers Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Risers Surname Definition:
Originally Richer. “Ricardus Risher”occurs in the Norman Exchequer Rolls of 1195; and the name still existed in the fifteenth century. - Nobiliaire de Normandie. In England, we find Robert, Thomas, and Walter Richer mentioned in the Hundred Rolls, about 1272, as landowners in Kent; William Richer in Yorkshire; Ralph Richer in Gloucestershire; and Hugh and Henry Fitz Richer in Norfolk.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Risers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Originally Richer. “Ricardus Risher”occurs in the Norman Exchequer Rolls of 1195; and the name still existed in the fifteenth century. - Nobiliaire de Normandie. In England, we find Robert, Thomas, and Walter Richer mentioned in the Hundred Rolls, about 1272, as landowners in Kent; William Richer in Yorkshire; Ralph Richer in Gloucestershire; and Hugh and Henry Fitz Richer in Norfolk. In the latter county the name still continued in the seventeenth century; for Morant tells us that “Thomas Richers of Fringe in Norfolk bought Ashdown of the Bramstons in 1679.” A branch settled in Kent, where Robert Richers of Wrotham, “descended from an ancient family of Swanington, Hall, Norfolk” occurs about 1570. - Archæologia Cantiana. The arms are given: “three annulets, two and one, for Richars.” John Richer, in 1253, held of the Barony of Chilham. - Ibid. The earliest mention I have found of them is in the Domesday of Ralph de Diceto, a.d. 1181, when “Richer”is entered as a tenant of the Chapter of St. Pauls.
A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, de Riset.
Risers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Risers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Risers is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Risers? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Risers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Risers live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. Aside from Pakistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Argentina, where 14 percent reside.
Risers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Risers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raisers | 92 | 5 | / |
| Rijers | 83 | 35 | / |
| Rigers | 83 | 25 | / |
| Rizers | 83 | 4 | / |
| Reijers | 77 | 996 | / |
| Riggers | 77 | 957 | / |
| Richers | 77 | 740 | / |
| Ridgers | 77 | 651 | / |
| Roijers | 77 | 262 | / |
| Rijerse | 77 | 88 | / |
| Reigers | 77 | 70 | / |
| Ritgers | 77 | 4 | / |
| Reizers | 77 | 2 | / |
| Roigers | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rixgers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rigiers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reziers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rushers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Reysers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rittgers | 71 | 714 | / |
| Reijerse | 71 | 393 | / |
| Rooijers | 71 | 134 | / |
| Ruijgers | 71 | 127 | / |
| Reichers | 71 | 96 | / |
| Ruyssers | 71 | 80 | / |
| Reijgers | 71 | 57 | / |
| Ruggiers | 71 | 42 | / |
| Rischars | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reigerse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ritchers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Regers | 67 | 12 | / |
| Resars | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'Ridgers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruzers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Regirs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Resors | 67 | 1 | / |
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