Explore the Family Name Grauman

The meaning of Grauman

Americanized form of German Graumann, and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Grauman has slightly decreased over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 41,596 in popularity and slipped to 42,511 by 2010, marking a decrease of 2.2%. However, the count of people possessing this surname has seen a small increase of 3.45%, growing from 493 in 2000 to 510 by 2010. The proportion of people with the surname Grauman per 100,000 population also decreased by 5.56% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,596	#42,511	-2.2%
Count	493	510	3.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grauman

The ethnic identity of individuals bearing the surname Grauman has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identify as White, although this percentage has decreased from 94.93% in 2000 to 90.59% in 2010. There has been a noteworthy increase among those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.62% in 2000 to 4.9% in 2010, a change of 202.47%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities rose from 1.01% to 1.57%, a positive change of 55.45%. Meanwhile, American Indian and Alaskan Native representation saw a moderate increase of 15.76%, moving from 2.03% to 2.35%. No changes were recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.93%	90.59%	-4.57%
Hispanic	1.62%	4.9%	202.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.03%	2.35%	15.76%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.57%	55.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%