Explore the Family Name Grue

The meaning of Grue

1. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name, either from gruve ‘mine’ (the copper mines at Røros), or Old Norse grǫf ‘depression, hollow’. 2. German (North Rhine-Westphalia; Grüe): unexplained. This surname is very rare in Germany. 3. French (southwestern; Grué): regional variant of Gruyer, an occupational name for a forest ranger, Old French gruier. 4. French: nickname for a tall thin man, from grue ‘crane’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Grue saw a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 70,906th in popularity, but dropped to the 74,608th place by 2010, representing a change of -5.22%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 257 in 2000 to 259 in 2010, marking a 0.78% increase. However, when considering the proportion per 100k, there was a decrease of 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,906	#74,608	-5.22%
Count	257	259	0.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grue

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Grue identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage did however, see a decrease from 97.67% in 2000 to 90.35% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, the 2010 census marked the first time individuals with this surname identified with two or more races (2.7%) and as Hispanic (3.86%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.67%	90.35%	-7.49%
Hispanic	0%	3.86%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%