Explore the Family Name Griesmer

The meaning of Griesmer

South German: shortened form of Griesmeier or Griesmeyer, a distinguishing name for a tenant farmer whose farm was on sandy soil, from Middle High German griez ‘sand, sandy bank (of a river)’ + meier ‘tenant farmer’ (see Meyer). The surname Griesmer is very rare in Germany; more common variant is Griesemer. Compare Grismer and Grismore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Griesmer ranked 58,999 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped slightly to 60,505 by 2010, a change of -2.55%. The count of people with the Griesmer surname increased from 321 in 2000 to 333 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.74%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, the representation of the Griesmer surname decreased by 8.33% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,999	#60,505	-2.55%
Count	321	333	3.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Griesmer

The ethnic identity associated with the Griesmer surname also shows some variations based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, nearly all (98.13%) individuals with this surname identified as White. By 2010, this proportion had slightly decreased to 96.10%, marking a change of -2.07%. Interestingly, the number of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities under the Griesmer surname emerged in 2010, accounting for 2.40% of the total. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native reported no individuals with the Griesmer surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.13%	96.1%	-2.07%
Two or More Races	0%	2.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%