Explore the Family Name Grader

The meaning of Grader

South German: topographic name for someone who lived on or near terraced terrain, from a noun derivative of Middle High German grāt ‘step, ridge, grade’ (from Latin gradus).

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Grader saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 71,143rd and fell to 84,463rd place in 2010, marking an 18.72% drop in rank. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased during this period, with the count shrinking from 256 in 2000 to 222 in 2010, a decline of 13.28%. Consequently, the proportion of Americans with this surname per 100,000 people slightly diminished from 0.09 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,143	#84,463	-18.72%
Count	256	222	-13.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grader

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Grader, as provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, there is a noticeable trend towards being predominantly linked to White ethnicity. In 2000, 94.14% of individuals bearing the surname were identified as White, which rose slightly to 94.59% in 2010. This increase suggests that the surname has become even more closely tied to this ethnic group over time. Interestingly, there was a 3.91% representation of Hispanic ethnicity among those with the Grader surname in 2000, but no representation at all in 2010. Other ethnicities including Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native have no recorded associations with the surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.14%	94.59%	0.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3.91%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%