Explore the Family Name Gregorich

The meaning of Gregorich

Americanized form of Slovenian Gregorič and Croatian Gregorić: patronymic from the personal names Gregor (Slovenian) and Gregorije (Croatian), equivalents of Latin Gregorius (see Gregory).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gregorich has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 21,776th in terms of popularity and this figure fell to 23,019 by 2010, marking a decrease of 5.71%. The number of individuals bearing the Gregorich surname also dropped slightly from 1,114 in 2000 to 1,110 in 2010, showing a downward shift of 0.36%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Gregorich surname per 100,000 population declined by 7.32%, from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.38 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,776	#23,019	-5.71%
Count	1,114	1,110	-0.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.38	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gregorich

The ethnic identity associated with the Gregorich surname has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. Predominantly, the surname is associated with those who identify as White, with 97.76% in 2000 and 95.77% in 2010, indicating a small decrease of 2.04%. During the same period, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.44% to 3.42%, a growth of 137.5%. However, no change was observed in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups, while data for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.76%	95.77%	-2.04%
Hispanic	1.44%	3.42%	137.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.45%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%