Explore the Family Name Grasmick

The meaning of Grasmick

German: altered form of Grasmück, which is probably a nickname from the bird name Grasmücke ‘warbler’. Grasmick is one of the German surnames that became established in the Volga basin in Russia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Gottlieb, Reinhold.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Grasmick saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 31,774 in popularity, with an approximate count of 687 people bearing the name. By 2010, the ranking had dropped to 33,731 with a count of approximately 675 people. This represented a change of -6.16 in rank and -1.75 in count over the decade. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also decreased by 8.0 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,774	#33,731	-6.16%
Count	687	675	-1.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grasmick

The ethnic identity associated with the Grasmick surname also showed some changes between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.92% of those with the surname identified as white, which dropped to 92.59% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic increased dramatically from 2.62% to 6.52%, representing a 148.85% change. In both years, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Notably, in 2000, there were individuals who identified as two or more races, but this percentage dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.92%	92.59%	-3.47%
Hispanic	2.62%	6.52%	148.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%