Explore the Family Name Bygrave

The meaning of Bygrave

English: habitational name from Bygrave in Hertfordshire, or a topographic name denoting someone who lived ‘(by the) grove’, from Middle English by + grove. See also Greaves.

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How common is the last name Bygrave in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bygrave has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Bygrave ranked 103,193rd in popularity and by 2010, it rose to the 93,125th position, representing a 9.76% uptick. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 161 to 197 during the same period, marking a significant 22.36% increase. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname also saw an incremental growth of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#103,193	#93,125	9.76%
Count	161	197	22.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.07	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bygrave

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Bygrave surname identified as Black, constituting 59.63% in 2000 and rising to 66.50% in 2010. Those identifying as White made up 31.68% in 2000 but fell to 23.86% in 2010. Individuals of two or more ethnicities made up 4.97% of the Bygrave population in 2000, decreasing to 3.55% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no reported cases of individuals with the Bygrave surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. However, in 2010, 3.55% of individuals with the Bygrave surname identified as Hispanic, where there were none reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	59.63%	66.5%	11.52%
White	31.68%	23.86%	-24.68%
Two or More Races	4.97%	3.55%	-28.57%
Hispanic	0%	3.55%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%