Explore the Family Name Grof

The meaning of Grof

Hungarian (Gróf); Slovak (mainly Gróf); Czech (also Gróf); Slovenian and Croatian: status name from Hungarian and Slovak gróf, South Slavic grof ‘count’, in most cases probably applied as a metonymic occupational or status name for someone in the service of a count or for the farmer on a land belonging to a count. It may have also been applied as an ironic nickname. Compare Graf and Groff. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Geza, Zoltan.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Grof has seen a decline in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 70,906th most common surname in 2000, it dropped to the 79,846th position by 2010, marking a decrease of 12.61%. The count of individuals with this last name also decreased by 7.39%, moving from 257 in 2000 to 238 in 2010. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with the Grof surname per 100,000 people decreased by 20% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,906	#79,846	-12.61%
Count	257	238	-7.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grof

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Grof, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that it is overwhelmingly identified as White, with 97.67% in 2000 and slightly less at 97.48% in 2010. No significant changes were observed for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, all of which remained at 0%. There was no reported change in the number of individuals identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.67%	97.48%	-0.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%