Explore the Family Name Grinage

The meaning of Grinage

Probably an altered form of English Greenidge.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Grinage has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Grinage ranked 33,563 in popularity with a count of 641 individuals bearing the surname, accounting for 0.24 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the surname had risen in rank to 32,750, showing a change of 2.42%. The count of individuals with the surname also saw an increase to 701, representing a growth of 9.36%. Despite these increases, the proportion of individuals with the surname Grinage per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,563	#32,750	2.42%
Count	641	701	9.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.24	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grinage

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Grinage between 2000 and 2010. In both years, the majority of individuals identified as Black, with a slight increase from 53.04% in 2000 to 53.64% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White also rose marginally from 36.51% to 36.95%. The most notable shift was observed in the Hispanic category, which saw a significant increase from 2.50% to 3.57%, indicating a change of 42.80%. On the other hand, individuals identifying with two or more races decreased by 26.92%, from 6.24% to 4.56%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	53.04%	53.64%	1.13%
White	36.51%	36.95%	1.21%
Two or More Races	6.24%	4.56%	-26.92%
Hispanic	2.5%	3.57%	42.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%