Explore the Family Name Grafe

The meaning of Grafe

German (also Gräfe): variant of Graf 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Ralf.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Grafe was ranked 35,003 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped to 37,125 by 2010, reflecting a decrease of 6.06 percent. The actual count of people with this surname also slightly declined from 610 to 601 over the same decade, a modest drop of 1.48 percent. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 13.04 percent from 0.23 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,003	#37,125	-6.06%
Count	610	601	-1.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.2	-13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grafe

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Grafe also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations during this period, notable shifts occurred within other groups. For instance, the representation of individuals identifying as White who carried the surname Grafe declined from 97.54 percent to 92.18 percent, a change of -5.50 percent. However, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 0.98 percent to 4.66 percent, marking a 375.51 percent rise. Additionally, the Grafe surname has become more common amongst individuals identifying with two or more races, increasing from 0.82 percent to 2.66 percent, which is a substantial growth of 224.39 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.54%	92.18%	-5.5%
Hispanic	0.98%	4.66%	375.51%
Two or More Races	0.82%	2.66%	224.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%