How Many People Have the Last Name Grier?

13,868

people had the surname Grier in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 21,277 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,600

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

4.7

In 2010

Largest Group

57.4%

Black

Change Since 2000

+5.9%

+770 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Grier (57.4%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 37.7%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Grier ranks #49. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 40.5% to 37.7%.

White 37.7%
Black 57.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino 1.8%

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Grier grew from 13,098 people in 2000 to 13,868 in 2010 (up 5.9%), and its rank fell from #2,529 to #2,600. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 4.86 to 4.7 people per 100,000.

20002010
People13,09813,868
Rank#2,529#2,600
Per 100,000 people4.864.7

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Grier

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,597Coy13,875
#2,598Dykes13,874
#2,599Branham13,872
#2,600Grier13,868
#2,601Pfeiffer13,851
#2,602Thibodeaux13,850
#2,602Whipple13,850

👤 Grier as a First Name

Grier is a first name too: about 643 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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