Explore the Family Name Gregerson

The meaning of Gregerson

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Gregersen. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Juel, Lars, Viggo.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gregerson showed a minor fluctuation between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 15,835th in terms of commonality and rose slightly to 16,679th position by 2010, marking a decrease of 5.33%. However, the actual count of individuals with this last name modestly increased from 1,688 to 1,717 during this period, showing a growth of nearly 1.72%. The proportion of individuals bearing the Gregerson surname per 100,000 people dipped by 7.94% from 0.63 to 0.58.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,835	#16,679	-5.33%
Count	1,688	1,717	1.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.58	-7.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gregerson

Regarding ethnicity, the 2000 to 2010 period saw some shifts among those with the Gregerson surname, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Gregersons identifying as White decreased slightly by 0.84%, from 96.27% to 95.46%. On the other hand, individuals acknowledging two or more ethnic identities climbed significantly by 84.16%, from 1.01% to 1.86%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Gregersons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic fell by 9.09% and 16.88% respectively. Interestingly, there were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, however, these categories registered 0.29% and 0.41% respectively in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.27%	95.46%	-0.84%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.86%	84.16%
Hispanic	1.54%	1.28%	-16.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.77%	0.7%	-9.09%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.41%	0%
Black	0%	0.29%	0%