Explore the Family Name Grauer

The meaning of Grauer

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from an inflected form of German grau ‘gray’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Grauer' has seen a rise in popularity over the last decade. In 2000, it ranked 28,548th in popularity with a count of 786; by 2010, it climbed up to rank 26,598 with an increased count of 916 individuals bearing this surname. This signifies an impressive change of 6.83% in its rank and a 16.54% increase in the number of people named Grauer. The proportion of people named Grauer per 100k also saw a growth of 6.9% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,548	#26,598	6.83%
Count	786	916	16.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.31	6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grauer

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts within the Grauer surname holders. While the majority of individuals identified as White (94.21% in 2010, down from 95.67% in 2000), there has been an emergence of diversity in ethnicity. The proportion of Grauer's identifying as Hispanic rose from 2.16% to 3.28%, marking a 51.85% change. Similarly, people identifying as two or more races increased from 0.76% to 1.20%. Interestingly, the census for the first time recorded 0.55% of the Grauer's identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, where previously data was either suppressed or not present. The proportions of those identifying as Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant or unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.67%	94.21%	-1.53%
Hispanic	2.16%	3.28%	51.85%
Two or More Races	0.76%	1.2%	57.89%
Black	0.76%	0.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.55%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%