Explore the Family Name Grabill

The meaning of Grabill

Variant of Graybill, a surname of Swiss German origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Grabill had a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Grabill ranked 21,590 for most common surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it moved to a rank of 22,201 indicating a -2.83% change. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Grabill surname increased modestly from 1,126 in 2000 to 1,162 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.2%. However, when measuring proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Grabill name fell from 0.42 to 0.39, a -7.14% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,590	#22,201	-2.83%
Count	1,126	1,162	3.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.39	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grabill

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a notable shift within the Grabill population from 2000 to 2010. The majority of Grabills identified as White, although this percentage dropped from 96.45% to 91.48% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of Grabills identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.95% to 5.08%, a 160.51% change. Additionally, those identifying as two or more races also saw a substantial increase from 0.71% to 1.89%, equating to a 166.20% change. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained at zero or were too small to measure until 2010, when 0.60% of Grabills identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.45%	91.48%	-5.15%
Hispanic	1.95%	5.08%	160.51%
Two or More Races	0.71%	1.89%	166.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.6%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%