Explore the Family Name Grzyb

The meaning of Grzyb

Polish: from grzyb ‘mushroom’, applied as a nickname for a dull old man, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who collected and sold edible fungi. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Danuta, Eugeniusz, Grazyna, Henryka, Janina, Janusz, Mariusz, Miroslaw, Tadeusz, Wojciech, Zbigniew.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Grzyb has slightly increased over a decade. In 2000, Grzyb was ranked as the 31,085th most popular surname, with about 706 individuals bearing it. However, by 2010, the surname had moved up to the 30,701st rank, with about 759 individuals identified with it. This represents a growth rate of about 7.51% over ten years, although the proportion per 100,000 people remained the same at 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,085	#30,701	1.24%
Count	706	759	7.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.26	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Grzyb

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of those with the Grzyb surname identify as White, with 96.74% in 2000 and 95.78% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 72.73%, rising from 0.99% in 2000 to 1.71% in 2010. There was also a slight decrease in the number of Grzybs identifying with two or more races, dropping from 1.27% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010. A new identification emerged in 2010, with 0.92% of Grzybs identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, while the figures for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained suppressed or unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.74%	95.78%	-0.99%
Hispanic	0.99%	1.71%	72.73%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.19%	-6.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.92%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%