Ries Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 2
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 5
Derbyshire 0
Devon 8
Dorset 1
Durham 10
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 4
Kent 0
Lancashire 15
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 98
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 2
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 3
Somerset 4
Surrey 5
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 3
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 2
Radnorshire 0

Ries Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ries family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 16
Labourer 9
General Servant 3
Annuitant 3
Servant 3
Assistant 2
Dress Maker 2
Copper Smelter 2
Joiners Son 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Carpenter 2
Professional 2
Chimney Sweep Master 1
Coke Drawer 1
Worker Paper Mill 1
Painter 1
Cord Wainer 1
Engine? 1
Packing Case Maker 1
Cook Domestic 1
Blacksmith 1
Boot Binder 1
Coal Miner 1
Retired Publican 1
Wife Retired Publican 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Ries

Name Census Frequency
John Ries 64
Mary Ries 62
William Ries 58
Elizabeth Ries 39
George Ries 35
Thomas Ries 29
Alice Ries 22
Ann Ries 22
James Ries 22
Margaret Ries 22
Sarah Ries 22
Henry Ries 20
Charles Ries 17
Catherine Ries 16
Eliza Ries 16
David Ries 15
Ellen Ries 15
Annie Ries 13
Hannah Ries 10
Joseph Ries 10
Samuel Ries 10
Frederick Ries 9
Jane Ries 9
Louisa Ries 9
Martha Ries 9

Ries Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rees 75% 200,374
2 Rose 25% 157,852
3 Rouse 40% 28,270
4 Reese 60% 5,158
5 Ruse 25% 4,501
6 Aris 50% 3,585
7 Roose 40% 3,029
8 Rise 50% 1,984
9 Rous 50% 1,352
10 Airs 50% 1,290
11 Aries 80% 1,061
12 Ries 100% 1,019
13 Reis 50% 931
14 Roos 50% 897
15 Rosa 25% 704
16 Rus 50% 436
17 Aires 60% 298
18 Rase 25% 254
19 Roes 75% 253
20 Eairs 40% 247
21 Reas 50% 243
22 Ires 50% 214
23 Ares 50% 205
24 Rosie 40% 188
25 Rause 40% 178
26 Ros 50% 174
27 Orois 40% 170
28 Roase 40% 161
29 Eares 40% 157
30 Orse 25% 143
31 Ears 25% 142
32 Rease 40% 141
33 Iris 50% 119
34 Roas 50% 117
35 Aiers 60% 103
36 Raise 40% 103
37 Earis 40% 102
38 Res 75% 101

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The surname Ries is the 12th most popular variant of Rees.

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