# Graff (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,058 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,762 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,644 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (12,601 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹaf/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Graff 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) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Graff in the United States, Italy and Austria–Hungary.

## People named Graff

- Todd Graff, American actor, writer and director
- Ilene Graff, American actress (1949-)
- Randy Graff, American actress
- Patricio Graff, Argentine Footballer
- Wilton Graff, American actor (1903-1969)
- Henry Graff, American historian (1921-2020)
- Edward Graff, American rugby union player (1897-1954)
- Ludwig von Graff, Austrian zoologist (1851–1924)

## Similar surnames

Graf, Groff, Griffey, Graef, Graeff, Griffie, Grove, Grubb, Garibay, Garvey, Grube, Greve.

## 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.