Risen

See also: risen

English

Etymology

Possibly a respelling of German Riesen.

Proper noun

Risen (plural Risens)

A surname from German.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Risen is the 40554^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 539 individuals. Risen is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Risen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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