Explore the Family Name Gruenwald

The meaning of Gruenwald

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Grünwald): see Grunwald. Some characteristic forenames: German Bernd, Fritz, Heinz, Oskar.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gruenwald saw a noticeable decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Gruenwald was ranked 24,453 in terms of popularity and had 959 instances recorded. However, by 2010, its rank had dropped to 33,567 and the count had decreased to 679, marking a change of -37.27 in rank and -29.2 in count. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also declined from 0.36 to 0.23 during this period, representing a drop of -36.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,453	#33,567	-37.27%
Count	959	679	-29.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.23	-36.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gruenwald

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gruenwald has shown various shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The predominance of the White population holding this surname remained high, albeit with a slight decrease from 95.31% in 2000 to 94.11% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black was 0.52% each in 2000 but was suppressed to 0 in 2010 for privacy concerns. The Hispanic population increased by 40.44%, going from 1.36% to 1.91%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native population also saw an increase of 20.55%, rising from 0.73% to 0.88%. Meanwhile, individuals identifying with two or more races increased from 1.56% to 1.77%, marking a 13.46% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.31%	94.11%	-1.26%
Hispanic	1.36%	1.91%	40.44%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.77%	13.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.73%	0.88%	20.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0%	0%
Black	0.52%	0%	0%