Explore the Family Name Griesbach

The meaning of Griesbach

German: topographic name for someone living near a stream with a sandy bottom, from Middle High German griez ‘sand’ + bach ‘brook, stream’.

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

The popularity of the surname Griesbach experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname ranked 23,940 in popularity and increased to 24,822 by 2010, marking a decline of 3.68%. The count of individuals with this surname, however, rose slightly from 984 in 2000 to 1,003 in 2010, indicating a growth of 1.93%. However, the proportion per 100k people fell by 5.56%, going from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,940	#24,822	-3.68%
Count	984	1,003	1.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.34	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Griesbach

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes for the Griesbach surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly by 1.59%, from 97.97% in 2000 to 96.41% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, which grew by 83.10%, albeit from a small base of 0.71% to 1.30%. Individuals with two or more races also saw an increase, from 0.61% to 1.00%. Interestingly, there was a slight rise in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, up by 17.65% from 0.51% to 0.60%. No data was available for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities in 2000, but by 2010, 0.70% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander while no change was observed for the Black ethnicity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.97%	96.41%	-1.59%
Hispanic	0.71%	1.3%	83.1%
Two or More Races	0.61%	1%	63.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0.6%	17.65%
Black	0%	0%	0%