How common is the surname Graeff?

1,056 people in the United States had the surname Graeff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. It ranked 23,899th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Graeff?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Graeff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Graeff?

Jacob Dircksz de Graeff, Amsterdam mayor, Free Lord of Zuid-Polsbroek(1571-1638).

Where is the surname Graeff most common?

Wikidata records people named Graeff in Dutch Republic.

Is the surname Graeff getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,056 in 2010, down 1.1%.

The surname Graeff

A surname, carried by 1,056 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). Graeff is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,056 people named Graeff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,068.

#23,899

rank among US surnames

1,056

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #22,481)

Who is named Graeff

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

96% of people named Graeff identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 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 Graeffs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jacob Dircksz de Graeff
Amsterdam mayor, Free Lord of Zuid-Polsbroek(1571-1638)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Graeff

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

Questions

How common is the surname Graeff?: 1,056 people in the United States had the surname Graeff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. It ranked 23,899th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Graeff?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Graeff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Graeff?: Jacob Dircksz de Graeff, Amsterdam mayor, Free Lord of Zuid-Polsbroek(1571-1638).
Where is the surname Graeff most common?: Wikidata records people named Graeff in Dutch Republic.
Is the surname Graeff getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,056 in 2010, down 1.1%.