The riske Surname

riske Name Meaning and History

German: variant of Rieske, of uncertain, probably Slavic origin.

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The riske name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the riske family name as far back in history as possible.

riske Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of riske Families in the US in 1920

Number of riske families

12-21

5-11

1-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
Wilhelm Riske	mryan53	0
RISKE, late 1600s, SCT/IRL	cgram1936	8
Riske/Brockmann/Schiermeier/Uhlmansiek/Koenig/Nadler/Eckelmann/Schulz	tpcole	4
Searching for Riske from Germany	melissaa154	3
RISKE, CARL HENRY	Kathy	0
John Martin Riske, Missouri > Ca, Died 12/7/1944, Roseville,Ca	sandrabordelon	0
Riske family	KBCUNNING	0
Martin Riske	norske0225	1
Texas Riske's	KIMBER	0
family tree	lisa marie bilich	0

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