Explore the Family Name Grbic

The meaning of Grbic

Serbian, Croatian, and Bosniak (Grbić): nickname for a hunchback, derived from Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian grbav ‘hunchbacked’ or grba ‘hunch’; or a patronymic from Grbo, a nickname with the same meaning.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Grbic saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Grbic was ranked 66,676th in terms of popularity, but this ranking improved to 56,444th by 2010, showing a positive change of 15.35 percent. The count of people with the Grbic surname also grew from 277 in 2000 to 362 in 2010, an impressive growth rate of 30.69 percent. For every 100,000 people, the proportion bearing the surname Grbic likewise increased by 20 percent, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,676	#56,444	15.35%
Count	277	362	30.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.12	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grbic

In relation to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that those identified as White had the highest association with the Grbic surname, despite experiencing a minor decrease from 95.67 percent in 2000 to 92.54 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals with the Grbic surname who identified as Hispanic showed a dramatic increase of 204.97 percent, rising from 1.81 percent in 2000 to 5.52 percent in 2010. There was a marginal decrease for those identifying as two or more races, dropping from 2.53 percent in 2000 to 1.93 percent in 2010. No Grbic individuals were recorded as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.67%	92.54%	-3.27%
Hispanic	1.81%	5.52%	204.97%
Two or More Races	2.53%	1.93%	-23.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%