Explore the Family Name Gritter

The meaning of Gritter

1. Dutch (mainly Drenthe): occupational name for a miller who produces grits, dialect variant of grutter, gruiter. 2. In some cases also an Americanized form of Swiss German or North German Grütter or Grüter (see Grueter and Grutter). Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Gritter" saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked as the 50,903rd most popular surname, while in 2010 it dropped slightly to the 52,736th spot. This represented a 3.6% decrease in ranking over the decade. However, despite this drop, the actual count of people with the surname increased by 2.08%, from 385 individuals in 2000 to 393 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a minor reduction of 7.14% over these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,903	#52,736	-3.6%
Count	385	393	2.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gritter

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Gritter", the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this name identify as White. In fact, the percentage of Gritters identifying as White increased from 95.84% in 2000 to 97.46% in 2010. This represents a 1.69% increase over the decade. The number of people with this surname who identified as Hispanic or Black in 2000 was relatively low (1.82%) and fell to zero by 2010. There were no recorded instances of Gritters identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.84%	97.46%	1.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.82%	0%	0%
Black	1.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%