Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Swiss, German Meaning & History Alemannic form of Reiser. A habitational name for someone from Ries near Passau. Alemannic variant of Rüsser and Rüser, a variant of Reusser. Altered spelling of Riesser, a habitational name for someone from Ries(s), a region of Bavaria.
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