# Grammer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/grammer/  
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 Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,510 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,274 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 87,962 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.1% (3,472 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Occupational surname for a scholar or astrologer, from Old French gramaire (“grammarian, scholar, astrologer”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grammer 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Grammer in the United States.

## People named Grammer

- Kelsey Grammer, American actor
- Spencer Grammer, American actress
- Greer Grammer, American actress
- Andy Grammer, American singer-songwriter
- Camille Grammer, American dancer, model, actress, producer, writer, and television personality (born 1968)
- Elijah S. Grammer, American politician (1868-1936)

## Similar surnames

Grimmer, Granier, Germer, Garner, Greiner, Grenier, Griner, Gerner, Groner, Guarnieri, Greener, Gruner.

## 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.