How common is the surname Graf?

13,301 people in the United States had the surname Graf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,212 Americans. It ranked 2,710th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Graf?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Graf identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Graf?

David Graf, American actor (1950–2001), followed by Stephanie Graf.

Where is the surname Graf most common?

Wikidata records people named Graf in Austria, Switzerland and the United States and 1 other country.

Is the surname Graf getting more or less common?

Less common. 13,558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,301 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname Graf

A German surname, carried by 13,301 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). Graf is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

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

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,301 people named Graf in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,212 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,558.

#2,710

rank among US surnames

13,301

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,445)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,701	Traylor	13,341	23,143
#2,703	Tam	13,327	23,167
#2,704	Bales	13,326	23,169
#2,705	Bourgeois	13,325	23,170
#2,706	Carrington	13,320	23,179
#2,707	Jasso	13,318	23,183
#2,708	Ko	13,312	23,193

Who is named Graf

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

95% of people named Graf identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grafs

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Graf
American actor (1950–2001)
Stephanie Graf
Austrian middle distance runner, born 1973
Christoph Graf
35th Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, born 1961
Herbert Graf
Austrian-American opera producer (1903–1973)
Walter Graf
Bobsledder (1937-2021)
Ferry Graf
Austrian-Finnish singer (1931-2017)
Andreas Graf
Austrian cyclist, born 1985
Bernadette Graf
Austrian sportsperson, born 1992
Max Graf
Austrian writer, musicologist and composer (1873–1958)
Claudio Graf
Argentine footballer, born 1976

Notable Grafs come mostly from Austria (6), Switzerland (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Graf

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Graf come from?: * As a German and Jewish surname, from graf (“count”). * As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Graef.
How common is the surname Graf?: 13,301 people in the United States had the surname Graf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,212 Americans. It ranked 2,710th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Graf?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Graf identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Graf?: David Graf, American actor (1950–2001), followed by Stephanie Graf.
Where is the surname Graf most common?: Wikidata records people named Graf in Austria, Switzerland and the United States and 1 other country.
Is the surname Graf getting more or less common?: Less common. 13,558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,301 in 2010, down 1.9%.