How common is the surname Grams?

3,447 people in the United States had the surname Grams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,569 Americans. It ranked 9,437th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grams?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grams identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Grams?

Rod Grams, American politician, television personality and businessman (1948-2013).

Where is the surname Grams most common?

Wikidata records people named Grams in the United States.

Is the surname Grams getting more or less common?

More common. 3,259 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,447 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Grams

A surname, carried by 3,447 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grams is more common than 94.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,447 people named Grams in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,569 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,259.

#9,437

rank among US surnames

3,447

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #9,205)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,431	Geter	3,449	89,517
#9,433	Bork	3,448	89,543
#9,437	Bethune	3,447	89,569
#9,440	Wehner	3,446	89,595
#9,444	Durso	3,445	89,621
#9,446	McGruder	3,444	89,647

Who is named Grams

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

95% of people named Grams identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gramss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rod Grams
American politician, television personality and businessman (1948-2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grams

Grams has the Soundex code G652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G652.

Questions

How common is the surname Grams?: 3,447 people in the United States had the surname Grams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,569 Americans. It ranked 9,437th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grams?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grams identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Grams?: Rod Grams, American politician, television personality and businessman (1948-2013).
Where is the surname Grams most common?: Wikidata records people named Grams in the United States.
Is the surname Grams getting more or less common?: More common. 3,259 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,447 in 2010, up 5.8%.