as a Last Name
- 6,968
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Ries
Meaning & Origins
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a Germanic personal name, but mainly a nickname for an exceptionally tall or big man, Middle High German rise, German Riese ‘giant’. In some cases the name may have been used to refer ironically to a particularly short man.
| 4,401st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 6,968
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Ries per capita
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