Explore the Family Name Greving
The meaning of Greving
North German and Dutch (northeastern Netherlands): habitational name from any of several farms so named in the Saxon border area of the Netherlands and Germany, being the property of a greve, Old Saxon form of modern German Graf or modern Dutch graaf ‘count, official’, possibly the count of Grafschaft Bentheim.
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How common is the last name Greving in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Greving has remained relatively stable over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 62,236th in terms of frequency and increased marginally to rank 62,359th in 2010, indicating a slight decrease in popularity by 0.2%. The count of people with the surname Greving also saw a modest increase from 301 in 2000 to 321 in 2010, an upturn of 6.64%, keeping the proportion per 100k steady at 0.11.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #62,236 | #62,359 | -0.2% |
| Count | 301 | 321 | 6.64% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Greving
The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Greving. Most notably, the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 95.02% in 2000 to 93.46% in 2010. While there was a small presence of Hispanic ethnicity noted at 2.66% in 2000, this percentage decreased by almost 30% to 1.87% in 2010. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander emerged in the data by 2010, accounting for 2.18% of the Greving surname bearers. Those identifying with two or more races comprised 1.66% in 2000 and saw a decrease to 1.56% in 2010. No individuals with the surname reported Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity during these census years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.02% | 93.46% | -1.64% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 2.18% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 2.66% | 1.87% | -29.7% |
| Two or More Races | 1.66% | 1.56% | -6.02% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |