How common is the surname Grafton?

3,409 people in the United States had the surname Grafton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,568 Americans. It ranked 9,535th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grafton?

Sue Grafton, American writer from Kentucky (1940-2017), followed by Anthony Grafton.

Where is the surname Grafton most common?

Wikidata records people named Grafton in the United States.

How do you pronounce Grafton?

Grafton is /ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Grafton getting more or less common?

More common. 3,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,409 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Grafton

An English place surname, carried by 3,409 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/ 2 syllables Soundex G613

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grafton is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English grāf (“grove”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Grafton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,409 people named Grafton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,568 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,268.

#9,535

rank among US surnames

3,409

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,174)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,527	Catania	3,412	90,488
#9,529	Khang	3,411	90,515
#9,531	Carle	3,410	90,541
#9,535	Cardinale	3,409	90,568
#9,539	Eddington	3,408	90,594
#9,544	Harsh	3,407	90,621

Who is named Grafton

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

85% of people named Grafton identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Graftons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sue Grafton
American writer from Kentucky (1940-2017)
Anthony Grafton
American historian of early modern Europe, born 1950

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grafton come from?: From Old English grāf (“grove”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
How common is the surname Grafton?: 3,409 people in the United States had the surname Grafton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,568 Americans. It ranked 9,535th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grafton?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Grafton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grafton?: Sue Grafton, American writer from Kentucky (1940-2017), followed by Anthony Grafton.
Where is the surname Grafton most common?: Wikidata records people named Grafton in the United States.
How do you pronounce Grafton?: Grafton is /ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Grafton?: Grafton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Grafton getting more or less common?: More common. 3,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,409 in 2010, up 4.3%.