Explore the Family Name Gruba

The meaning of Gruba

Polish: from gruby ‘big, coarse, thick’, hence a nickname referring either to an individual’s physical appearance or to his coarse behavior.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gruba has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 44,654th in terms of prevalence and climbed slightly to a rank of 45,253rd in 2010, reflecting a change of -1.34. The frequency of individuals carrying the Gruba surname saw a minor increment as the count increased from 453 in 2000 to 473 in 2010, demonstrating a 4.42% increase. However, when scaled to the proportion per 100,000 individuals, the prevalence of the surname Gruba decreased by 5.88%, going from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,654	#45,253	-1.34%
Count	453	473	4.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gruba

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gruba, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows a dominant White representation. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of those with the Gruba surname identified as White, with a slight increase from 95.14% to 95.56%. While there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as two or more races in 2010, making up 1.69% of those with the Gruba surname. Individuals identifying as Hispanic dropped significantly from 2.87% in 2000 to 1.69% in 2010, showing a decrease of 41.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.14%	95.56%	0.44%
Two or More Races	0%	1.69%	0%
Hispanic	2.87%	1.69%	-41.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%