Explore the Family Name Grossnickle

The meaning of Grossnickle

Americanized form of German Grossnickel, a compound of gross ‘large’ + Nickel, a pet form of the personal name Nikolaus (German form of Nicholas). It may have been applied as a nickname to denote a large or corpulent man or to distinguish between two bearers of the same name. The original surname is very rare in Germany.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Grossnickle" has experienced a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 25,221 in terms of commonality among surnames, while in 2010, it moved up to a rank of 24,982, marking a change of 0.95. The count of individuals with this surname also showed growth of approximately 7.92 percent during the same period, with 922 people bearing the name in 2000 and 995 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,221	#24,982	0.95%
Count	922	995	7.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.34	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grossnickle

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Grossnickle, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White, accounting for 99.24 percent and 98.19 percent of the individuals with this surname in 2000 and 2010 respectively. However, there was a slight decrease in this percentage, by 1.06 points, over the decade. Additionally, the data shows that in 2010, a small proportion of individuals with the Grossnickle surname started identifying as Hispanic (0.60 percent) or as belonging to two or more races (0.50 percent). There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.24%	98.19%	-1.06%
Hispanic	0%	0.6%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%