Explore the Family Name Griesemer

The meaning of Griesemer

South German: 1. variant of Griesmer. 2. perhaps also a dialect shortened form of Griesheimer. Compare Grismer and Grismore. Some characteristic forenames: German Manfred, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Griesemer has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. It's ranking fell by 2.68% from 27,694 in 2000 to 28,437 in 2010. However, interestingly, the count of individuals carrying this surname actually increased by 2.57%, from 818 in 2000 to 839 in 2010. Despite this growth, the proportion per 100k dropped by 6.67%, indicating that while the absolute numbers may have increased, relative to the total population, the name has become less common.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,694	#28,437	-2.68%
Count	818	839	2.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.28	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Griesemer

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the Griesemer surname is predominantly associated with those identifying as white, accounting for 96.78% in 2010, although this saw a marginal decrease of 0.92% from 97.68% in 2000. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as Hispanic saw the most notable increase, jumping up by 80.23% from 0.86% in 2000 to 1.55% in 2010. On the other hand, there was no change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native over the decade. Individuals identifying as two or more races also saw a small increase, rising by 8.18% from 1.10% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.68%	96.78%	-0.92%
Hispanic	0.86%	1.55%	80.23%
Two or More Races	1.1%	1.19%	8.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%