Explore the Family Name Gribben

The meaning of Gribben

Manx and Irish (Antrim and Down): variant of Gribbin. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Liam, Dympna, Seamus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gribben has slightly reduced from 2000 to 2010. In terms of ranking, it slipped from 25,329 in 2000 to 25,902 in 2010, a decrease of 2.26%. However, while the rank may have decreased, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 3.38%, from 918 individuals in 2000 to 949 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also decreased slightly by 5.88% from 0.34 to 0.32.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,329	#25,902	-2.26%
Count	918	949	3.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.32	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gribben

In terms of ethnicity, the Gribben surname shows some diversity. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Gribben identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly by 1.73% from 95.64% in 2000 to 93.99% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, jumping by approximately 81% from 1.63% in 2000 to 2.95% in 2010. A small portion of people with this surname identified as belonging to two or more races, which increased by 4.58% over the decade. Interestingly, in 2010, there were people who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander that didn't exist in 2000. However, there was no black or American Indian and Alaskan Native representation among those with the Gribben surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.64%	93.99%	-1.73%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.95%	80.98%
Two or More Races	1.31%	1.37%	4.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.05%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.87%	0%	0%