Explore the Family Name Greider
The meaning of Greider
Americanized form of South German Greiter, itself a variant or an altered form of South German Greuter and Swiss German Grütter or Grüter (see Grueter). Compare Grider and Kreider. History: The ancestors of (the majority of) the Greiders were Mennonites from Switzerland who, because of religious persecution, fled to the Palatinate in Germany and later, in the beginning of the 18th century, emigrated to PA (see Kreider).
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How common is the last name Greider in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the Greider surname has seen a significant decrease over a decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 32,129th in the United States with a count of 677 individuals or 0.25 per 100,000 people bearing the name. By 2010, the ranking had dropped to 43,369, representing a change of -34.98%. The number of people with the Greider surname also declined by -26.44% to 498, or 0.17 per 100,000 people.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #32,129 | #43,369 | -34.98% |
| Count | 677 | 498 | -26.44% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.25 | 0.17 | -32% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Greider
As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census revealed that the majority of individuals with the Greider surname identified as White, making up 95.72% of the total in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 94.38% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 56.61%, moving from 2.95% in 2000 to 4.62% in 2010. For other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races, the percentages were either zero or suppressed due to privacy concerns.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.72% | 94.38% | -1.4% |
| Hispanic | 2.95% | 4.62% | 56.61% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0.74% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |