Risinger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Risinger family

The surname Risinger was first found in Norfolk at Castle Rising, a village and civil parish that dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Risinga and was held at that time by William de Warenne and the Bishop of Bayeux. 1 Records of 1254, list the place name as Castel Risinge and probably meant "settlement of the family or followers of a man called Risa," from the Old English personal name + ingas. The later addition of "castel" which evolved to "castle" was derived from the Norman castle that was located there. 2 In 1332, Isabella of France retired to Castle Rising castle following a coup d'état by her son King Edward III. The castle is now a ruined medieval fortification and was built soon after 1138 by William d'Aubigny II.

Early History of the Risinger family

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Risinger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rising, Reising, Risin, Rysing, Rysin, Rysen, Ryson and many more.

Early Notables of the Risinger family

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Risinger Ranking

In the United States, the name Risinger is the 7,650^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Risinger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Risinger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adam Risinger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 4

Risinger Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Edith Risinger, aged 30, who landed in America from London, England, in 1916
John William Risinger, aged 1, who landed in America from London, England, in 1916
Harvey Risinger, aged 33, who immigrated to the United States, in 1921

Contemporary Notables of the name Risinger (post 1700) +

Joe Risinger (b. 1963), American professional football player
Dale Risinger, former American Republican member of the Illinois Senate
Helen Earlene Risinger (1927-2008), American professional baseball pitcher
Benjamin Risinger (b. 1977), Australian professional baseball player

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)