How common is the surname Grammer?

3,510 people in the United States had the surname Grammer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,962 Americans. It ranked 9,274th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grammer?

Kelsey Grammer, American actor, followed by Spencer Grammer.

Where is the surname Grammer most common?

Wikidata records people named Grammer in the United States.

Is the surname Grammer getting more or less common?

More common. 3,472 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,510 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Grammer

A French occupational surname, carried by 3,510 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grammer is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

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

Grammer is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,510 people named Grammer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,962 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,472.

#9,274

rank among US surnames

3,510

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,711)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,267	Deleo	3,513	87,887
#9,271	Riker	3,512	87,912
#9,273	Woodside	3,511	87,937
#9,274	Cluff	3,510	87,962
#9,276	Calderone	3,509	87,987
#9,279	Spies	3,508	88,012

Who is named Grammer

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

90% of people named Grammer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grammers

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kelsey Grammer
American actor, born 1955
Spencer Grammer
American actress, born 1983
Greer Grammer
American actress, born 1992
Andy Grammer
American singer-songwriter, born 1983
Camille Grammer
American dancer, model, actress, producer, writer, and television personality (born 1968)
Elijah S. Grammer
American politician (1868-1936)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grammer

Grammer has the Soundex code G656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G656.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grammer come from?: Occupational surname for a scholar or astrologer, from Old French gramaire (“grammarian, scholar, astrologer”).
How common is the surname Grammer?: 3,510 people in the United States had the surname Grammer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,962 Americans. It ranked 9,274th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grammer?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Grammer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grammer?: Kelsey Grammer, American actor, followed by Spencer Grammer.
Where is the surname Grammer most common?: Wikidata records people named Grammer in the United States.
What type of surname is Grammer?: Grammer is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Grammer getting more or less common?: More common. 3,472 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,510 in 2010, up 1.1%.