How common is the surname Grand?

2,032 people in the United States had the surname Grand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,942 Americans. It ranked 14,643rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grand?

In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Grand identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Grand?

Steve Grand, American musician.

Where is the surname Grand most common?

Wikidata records people named Grand in the United States.

Is the surname Grand getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,032 in 2010, down 7.8%.

The surname Grand

A surname, carried by 2,032 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grand is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,032 people named Grand in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,942 Americans. That is down 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,205.

#14,643

rank among US surnames

2,032

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-7.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,811)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,636	Wachtel	2,033	151,867
#14,643	Bombard	2,032	151,942
#14,651	Gentner	2,031	152,017

Who is named Grand

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

79% of people named Grand identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steve Grand
American musician, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grand

Grand has the Soundex code G653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G653.

Questions

How common is the surname Grand?: 2,032 people in the United States had the surname Grand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,942 Americans. It ranked 14,643rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grand?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Grand identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Grand?: Steve Grand, American musician.
Where is the surname Grand most common?: Wikidata records people named Grand in the United States.
Is the surname Grand getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,032 in 2010, down 7.8%.