Riswick Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Riswick Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from two words:

Ris: Dutch: rijs, meaning 'twig'.

Wick: Dutch: wijk, meaning 'quater' or 'district'.

Riswick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
France81:8,302,840321,660
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Riswick Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from two words:

Ris: Dutch: rijs, meaning 'twig'.

Wick: Dutch: wijk, meaning 'quater' or 'district'.

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Riswick Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Riswick Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Riswick is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riswick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Riswick live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 132,970. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 24 percent live, Limburg, where 23 percent live and Gelderland, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Riswick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riswick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Riswick last name fell 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riswick Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Riswick earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.88% more than the national average, earning $53,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.48% more than the national average, earning $64,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieswick9337/
Rijswick9325/
Reiswick934/
Risswick932/
Rishwick931/
Rijswijck8822/
Ruswick8696/
Reswick8634/
Riswijk865/
Rißwick864/
Ryswick863/
Rijswijk80661/
Rieswijk8074/
Reisbick8046/
Reisweck8010/
Rushwick806/
Russwick804/
Ruiswijk803/
Reeswick800/
Risvik77381/
Reswik7727/
Ruswik771/
Rijsewijk7599/
Ruesswick7527/
Reissweck751/
Reiswig711,242/
Risbeck71127/
Resvick7177/
Rissvik7111/
Risswig717/
Ruuswik716/
Rieswyk715/
Ryswyck714/
Resbick710/
Reuswic710/
Reisswig6726/
Reisewig676/
Rysewijk671/
Richwike671/
Russwiek671/
Rychwick671/
Rechwick670/
Reisweig670/

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