Explore the Family Name Gricar

The meaning of Gricar

Slovenian (Gričar): topographic name for someone who lived by a low hill, derived from grič ‘low hill’. — Note: The population figure published by the US Census Bureau for this surname in the year 2000 is 111.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gricar held a rank of 138741 in terms of popularity in the year 2000, with 111 individuals carrying this name. This equates to a proportion of 0.04 per 100,000 people. However, the census data for 2010 has been suppressed for privacy reasons and thus information regarding any change in the popularity of the surname is unavailable.

20002010Change
Rank#138,741#00%
Count11100%
Proportion per 100k0.0400%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gricar

In terms of ethnic identity, again referencing data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the vast majority (97.3 percent) of individuals with the surname Gricar identified as White in the year 2000. There were no recorded instances of this surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those of two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Unfortunately, due to data suppression for privacy reasons, changes in the ethnicity distribution of this surname from 2000 to 2010 are not available.

20002010Change
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
White97.3%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%