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The surname Grajales

A Spanish surname, carried by 1,988 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G624

Grajales: #14,881 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Grajales #14,881, 1,988 people Grajales: #14,881 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Grajales #14,881, 1,988 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grajales is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Grajales. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,988 people named Grajales in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,311.

#14,881
rank among US surnames
1,988
people in 2010
0.7
per 100,000 Americans
+51.6%
change since 2000 (was #19,164)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#14,876Bajwa1,990155,149
#14,878Townson1,989155,227
#14,881Bate1,988155,305

Who is named Grajales

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

94% of people named Grajales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
  • White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grajales come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Grajales. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.
How common is the surname Grajales?
1,988 people in the United States had the surname Grajales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. It ranked 14,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grajales?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Grajales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Grajales getting more or less common?
More common. 1,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,988 in 2010, up 52%.