How common is the surname Graef?

1,293 people in the United States had the surname Graef in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. It ranked 20,512th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Graef most common?

Wikidata records people named Graef in the United States.

Is the surname Graef getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,379 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,293 in 2010, down 6.2%.

The surname Graef

A surname, carried by 1,293 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Graef is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

From the Dutch and north German surname, from graaf (“count”), similar to Graf.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,293 people named Graef in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. That is down 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,379.

#20,512

rank among US surnames

1,293

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-6.2%

change since 2000 (was #18,484)

Who is named Graef

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

95% of people named Graef identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Graefs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jed Graef
American swimmer, born 1942

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Graef

Graef has the Soundex code G610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G610.

Questions

Where does the surname Graef come from?: From the Dutch and north German surname, from graaf (“count”), similar to Graf.
How common is the surname Graef?: 1,293 people in the United States had the surname Graef in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. It ranked 20,512th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Graef?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Graef identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Graef?: Jed Graef, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Graef most common?: Wikidata records people named Graef in the United States.
Is the surname Graef getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,379 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,293 in 2010, down 6.2%.