Explore the Family Name Grahmann

The meaning of Grahmann

North German: 1. habitational name for someone from a place called Grave near Holzminden, or a topographic name for someone living near the river Grane. 2. nickname for a gray-haired man from Middle Low German grāwe ‘gray’ + man ‘man’, or from gram ‘grumpy, angry, bitter’ + man ‘man’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Grahmann experienced a modest increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from position 59,147 in 2000 to position 58,337 in 2010, marking an upward shift of around 1.37 percent. Furthermore, the count of individuals bearing the surname Grahmann increased from 320 in 2000 to 348 in 2010, reflecting an 8.75 percent growth. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.12 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,147	#58,337	1.37%
Count	320	348	8.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grahmann

In terms of ethnicity, the vast majority of individuals with the surname Grahmann identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the percentage was as high as 98.44 percent, which slightly decreased to 96.84 percent by 2010. The representation of Hispanics within the Grahmann surname bearers showed some increase during this decade, moving from 1.56 percent in 2000 to 2.59 percent in 2010, representing a change of 66.03 percent. There were no recorded instances of Grahmann surname bearers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and no individuals reported being of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.44%	96.84%	-1.63%
Hispanic	1.56%	2.59%	66.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%