Explore the Family Name Grine

The meaning of Grine

1. Americanized form of German Grein or English Grain, Grein 4. 2. Americanized form of Norwegian Grini: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads in southeastern Norway named Grini, from Old Norse grǫnvin, a compound of grǫn ‘spruce’ + vin ‘meadow’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Grine has seen a slight increase in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Grine was ranked 41,060th most popular name and increased its rank to 39,212 by 2010, marking a 4.5% jump. Additionally, the number of individuals with the Grine surname also climbed by roughly 12%, from 501 in 2000 to 561 in 2010. Despite this growth, however, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained steady at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,060	#39,212	4.5%
Count	501	561	11.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grine

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010 for individuals with the surname Grine. The majority identified as White, although this percentage dropped slightly from 66.87% to 65.60%. The Hispanic representation saw an increase of 7.04%, moving from 29.14% to 31.19%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black reduced by 10.63%, going from 1.60% to 1.43%. The category "Two or more races" appeared in 2010, accounting for 0.89% of the Grine population. However, there was no recorded presence of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native within this surname group in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66.87%	65.6%	-1.9%
Hispanic	29.14%	31.19%	7.04%
Black	1.6%	1.43%	-10.63%
Two or More Races	0%	0.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.2%	0%	0%