Explore the Family Name Graser

The meaning of Graser

South German: from Middle High German gras ‘grass’ + the agent suffix -er, a topographic name for someone who owned or lived on a patch of meadowland or an occupational name for a reaper who cut grass with a sickle for fresh fodder. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Franz, Gerhardt, Hilde, Horst, Theodor, Wilhelm.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Graser has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 22,164, but by 2010 it had slipped to 24,446, a change of -10.3%. The actual count of people with this surname also decreased from 1,088 in 2000 to 1,024 in 2010, a decline of -5.88%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a reduction from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.35 in 2010, indicating a -12.5% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,164	#24,446	-10.3%
Count	1,088	1,024	-5.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.35	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Graser

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts for the Graser surname between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of self-identified White individuals with this surname increased slightly from 96.60% to 97.17%, there was a significant decrease of -27.43% in those identifying as Hispanic. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races increased by 23.64%, while the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero. The percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained at zero during both census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	97.17%	0.59%
Hispanic	1.75%	1.27%	-27.43%
Two or More Races	0.55%	0.68%	23.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.74%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%