Explore the Family Name Graddick

The meaning of Graddick

1. Americanized form of German Gredig. 2. Possibly also an altered form of English Craddick, itself a variant of Craddock.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Graddick saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 54,152nd in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 56,588th, marking a decrease of 4.5%. Despite this drop in rank, the number of people with the surname Graddick actually saw a small increase, going from 357 in 2000 to 361 in 2010, which is a growth of 1.12%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, the popularity of the surname Graddick decreased by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,152	#56,588	-4.5%
Count	357	361	1.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Graddick

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the Graddick surname is primarily associated with individuals of White and Black ethnic identities. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a slight decrease in both these categories. The percentage of White individuals with the Graddick surname went from 33.89% to 31.30%, marking a decrease of 7.64%. Similarly, the percentage of Black individuals decreased from 64.43% to 63.99%, a reduction of 0.68%. The census data also indicates an emergence of the Graddick surname among those with two or more races, with the figure standing at 1.94% in 2010, up from zero in 2000. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either zero or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	64.43%	63.99%	-0.68%
White	33.89%	31.3%	-7.64%
Two or More Races	0%	1.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%