How common is the surname Gracey?

2,072 people in the United States had the surname Gracey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,008 Americans. It ranked 14,421st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gracey?

Michael Gracey, Australian director.

Is the surname Gracey getting more or less common?

More common. 1,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,072 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Gracey

A surname, carried by 2,072 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gracey is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,072 people named Gracey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,008 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,997.

#14,421

rank among US surnames

2,072

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,875)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,419	Klopp	2,073	148,937
#14,421	Metheny	2,072	149,008
#14,427	Castilla	2,071	149,080

Who is named Gracey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Gracey identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Graceys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Gracey
Australian director, born 2000

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gracey

Gracey has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

Questions

How common is the surname Gracey?: 2,072 people in the United States had the surname Gracey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,008 Americans. It ranked 14,421st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gracey?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Gracey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gracey?: Michael Gracey, Australian director.
Is the surname Gracey getting more or less common?: More common. 1,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,072 in 2010, up 3.8%.