Explore the Family Name Granum

The meaning of Granum

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southeastern Norway, from Old Norse Granheimr, a compound of grǫn ‘spruce’ + heimr ‘farmstead’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Hilma, Iver.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Granum showed a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 56,246th in popularity and this dropped to 60,347th by 2010, marking a 7.29% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly from 340 in 2000 to 334 in 2010, a decrease of 1.76%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population declined by 15.38% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,246	#60,347	-7.29%
Count	340	334	-1.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Granum

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a slight increase in the percentage of white individuals bearing the Granum surname during the decade from 2000 to 2010, rising from 83.24% to 84.73%. The Hispanic representation also increased slightly from 1.47% to 1.5%, an increase of 2.04%. Meanwhile, the percentage of black individuals with this surname saw a significant decrease from 12.94% in 2000 to 9.88% in 2010, showing a decline of 23.65%. There were no instances of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities reported in both years. However, the representation of two or more races was recorded at 2.10% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.24%	84.73%	1.79%
Black	12.94%	9.88%	-23.65%
Two or More Races	0%	2.1%	0%
Hispanic	1.47%	1.5%	2.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%