# Graf (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/graf/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,301 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,710 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,212 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.9% (13,558 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a German and Jewish surname, from graf (“count”). * As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Graef.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Graf in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Graf in Austria, Switzerland, the United States and Argentina.

## People named Graf

- David Graf, American actor (1950–2001)
- Stephanie Graf, Austrian middle distance runner
- Christoph Graf, 35th Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
- Herbert Graf, Austrian-American opera producer (1903–1973)
- Walter Graf, bobsledder (1937-2021)
- Ferry Graf, Austrian-Finnish singer (1931-2017)
- Andreas Graf, Austrian cyclist
- Bernadette Graf, Austrian sportsperson
- Max Graf, Austrian writer, musicologist and composer (1873–1958)
- Claudio Graf, Argentine footballer

## Similar surnames

Graff, Groff, Greif, Graef, Graeff, Grave, Grabow, Grove, Grubb, Garibay, Garvey, Grube.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.