Explore the Family Name Grupe

The meaning of Grupe

North German: topographic name for someone living near a water channel, from Middle Low German grüppe ‘ditch, channel’. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Manfred.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Grupe has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,464th in terms of prevalence among all recorded surnames but moved to the 30,442nd spot by 2010, a change of approximately 3.25%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also rose from 696 in 2000 to 767 in 2010, indicating a growth of 10.2%. Despite these changes, the proportion of the surname Grupe per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.26 both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,464	#30,442	3.25%
Count	696	767	10.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.26	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grupe

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a varied distribution amongst those bearing the surname Grupe. A significant majority identified as White, remaining steady at around 94.4% between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic population within this surname group saw a substantial increase from 1.29% to 2.87% during the same period, a change of 122.48%. Conversely, the percentage of Asian or Pacific Islanders fell by half, from 1.58% to 0.78%. Individuals identifying with two or more races marginally decreased from 1.44% to 1.43%, while the Black population went from 1.29% to zero. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained negligible at zero percent for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.4%	94.39%	-0.01%
Hispanic	1.29%	2.87%	122.48%
Two or More Races	1.44%	1.43%	-0.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.58%	0.78%	-50.63%
Black	1.29%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%