Explore the Family Name Groesbeck

The meaning of Groesbeck

Dutch: habitational name from Groesbeek, south of Nijmegen. History: The name is recorded in Beverwyck in New Netherland (now Albany, NY) in the mid-17th century.

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

The surname Groesbeck modestly increased in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census periods, with a 1.73% growth in count, lifting from 1273 to 1295 bearers of the name. However, its rank among all surnames dropped slightly from 19,599 to 20,491, a decrease of 4.55%, and its proportion per 100,000 people slipped by 6.38%. These fluctuations suggest that while the absolute number of individuals named Groesbeck increased, its relative popularity among all surnames decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,599	#20,491	-4.55%
Count	1,273	1,295	1.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.44	-6.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Groesbeck

For the Groesbeck surname, the ethnic identity data based on Decennial U.S. Census reveals shifts over a decade. For instance, those identifying as Hispanic experienced an impressive increase of 101.49%, surging from 1.34% in 2000 to 2.70% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as having two or more races also increased, moving from 1.10% to 1.39% over the same period. In contrast, the portion of individuals identifying as White decreased marginally from 94.97% to 93.13%. Those identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw a decline, dropping from 1.81% to 1.62%. No change was observed for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories, with the percentages remaining at 0.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.97%	93.13%	-1.94%
Hispanic	1.34%	2.7%	101.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.81%	1.62%	-10.5%
Two or More Races	1.1%	1.39%	26.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%