Explore the Family Name Graupner

The meaning of Graupner

German: 1. occupational name for a producer of or dealer in pot barley, from the Czech loanword kroupa ‘pot barley’ + the German agent suffix -ner. 2. habitational name for someone from Graupen (Czech name Krupka) in Bohemia. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Volker.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Graupner has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Graupner ranked as the 78,549th most popular surname in the United States with 226 individuals carrying it. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 85,357, with the count of individuals bearing the name also marginally decreasing to 219. This represents a drop of 8.67% in the ranking and 3.1% in the name count. Additionally, the proportion of individuals named Graupner per 100,000 people dropped by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,549	#85,357	-8.67%
Count	226	219	-3.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Graupner

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Graupner surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with this last name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.46% of Graupners reported their ethnic identity as White, with this percentage slightly increasing to 97.26% in 2010. The data for 2010 also shows a small emergence of the Hispanic ethnic identity, accounting for 2.28% among Graupners, a change from zero representation in 2000. No individuals with the Graupner surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.46%	97.26%	0.83%
Hispanic	0%	2.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%