Explore the Family Name Greulich

The meaning of Greulich

German: 1. nickname from Middle High German griuwelich ‘horrifying’ for someone who inspired fear. 2. habitational name from Greulich in Silesia or Grulich in Bohemia. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunther, Bernd, Dieter, Friedhelm, Friedrich, Hedwig, Irmgard, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Greulich has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade, moving from rank 25,825 in 2000 to 26,727 in 2010. This constitutes a decline of 3.49%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 895 in 2000 to 911 in 2010, an uptick of 1.79%. The proportion of persons named Greulich per 100,000 people also experienced a drop, decreasing by 6.06% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,825	#26,727	-3.49%
Count	895	911	1.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Greulich

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that most individuals with the surname Greulich identify as White, although there was a small decrease from 97.99% in 2000 to 96.49% in 2010. In the same period, the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 13.79%, even though the overall proportion remains low at 1.65% in 2010. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of those identifying with two or more races in 2010, making up 1.43% of individuals with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.99%	96.49%	-1.53%
Hispanic	1.45%	1.65%	13.79%
Two or More Races	0%	1.43%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%