Explore the Family Name Grunow

The meaning of Grunow

German: habitational name from any of several places (mainly in Brandenburg) called Grunow or Grunau. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Kurt, Dieter, Horst.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Grunow has experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 33,782 in commonality among surnames in the United States, shifting to 35,294 by 2010, marking a 4.48% decline. However, despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people bearing the surname increased marginally from 636 to 638, indicating an increase of 0.31%. The proportion per 100k population also decreased by 8.33%, moving from 0.24 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,782	#35,294	-4.48%
Count	636	638	0.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grunow

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the largest group with the Grunow surname identifies as White, though there was a minor decrease of 1.94% in this demographic from 2000 to 2010. During this same period, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.79% to 1.41%, a significant growth of 78.48%. Similarly, those claiming two or more races also saw substantial growth, increasing by 177.22% to reach 2.19% in 2010. The Hispanic demographic saw a slight decrease of 8.99%, decreasing from 1.89% to 1.72%. There were no individuals with the Grunow surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.38%	94.51%	-1.94%
Two or More Races	0.79%	2.19%	177.22%
Hispanic	1.89%	1.72%	-8.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	1.41%	78.48%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%