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Risner Name Meaning
Variant of the German habitational name Reisner, or of
German Riesner, an occupational name for a maker of veils and
hoods, from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low
German rise ‘veil’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Risner Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Risner families
 53 - 103  18 - 52 |
 1 - 17  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Risner families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Risner census records
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Risner Family Origin
Risner Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Risner
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Risner Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Risner census records
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Risner Civil War Service Records
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