How Many People Have the Last Name Grayson?
people had the surname Grayson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 17,422 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+788 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Grayson (51%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 42.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Grayson ranks #1,590. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Grayson grew from 16,158 people in 2000 to 16,946 in 2010 (up 4.9%), and its rank fell from #2,054 to #2,138. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.99 to 5.74 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 16,158 | 16,946 |
| Rank | #2,054 | #2,138 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.99 | 5.74 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Grayson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Grayson: G625
👤 Grayson as a First Name
Grayson is a first name too: about 131,022 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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