Explore the Family Name Grossberg

The meaning of Grossberg

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German gross ‘large’ + Berg ‘mountain, hill’. 2. German: habitational name from either of two places so named. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Aron, Hyman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Grossberg saw a slight decrease in ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 35,053 to rank 35,582, which represents a change of -1.51%. Despite this decrease in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Grossberg surname modestly increased by 3.78% during this period, from 609 to 632. However, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 8.7%, from 0.23 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,053	#35,582	-1.51%
Count	609	632	3.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grossberg

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the largest ethnicity group within the Grossberg surname holders remains White, accounting for 97.04% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.68% in 2010, which is a reduction of 0.37%. Interestingly, there was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, however by 2010, the Asian/Pacific Islander group had emerged, representing 0.79% of the Grossberg surname holders. The Hispanic representation also saw an increase of 32.82%, going up from 1.31% in 2000 to 1.74% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped from 0.82% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.04%	96.68%	-0.37%
Hispanic	1.31%	1.74%	32.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
Two or More Races	0.82%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%