Explore the Family Name Gren

The meaning of Gren

Swedish: ornamental name from gren ‘branch’ (Old Norse grein). It is possible that in some cases the name have been chosen with some reference to the notion of the ‘branches’ making up a family ‘tree’. Compare Branch. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Gunner, Lars.

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

The surname Gren saw a declining trend in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked at 42,056 but fell to 48,347 in 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 15%. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 486 in 2000 to 437 in 2010, a reduction of just over 10%. The proportion of people named Gren per 100,000 in the population also declined by about 17% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,056	#48,347	-14.96%
Count	486	437	-10.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.15	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gren

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Gren identified as White, increasing slightly from 86.01% in 2000 to 87.41% in 2010. The next largest group identified as Black, although their percentage decreased from 7.82% to 7.32% over the decade. The Hispanic representation saw a significant increase of 48.18%, moving from 2.47% in 2000 to 3.66% in 2010. However, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, the category of two or more races, which had a small representation of 1.65% in 2000, completely disappeared by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.01%	87.41%	1.63%
Black	7.82%	7.32%	-6.39%
Hispanic	2.47%	3.66%	48.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.65%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%