How common is the surname Grandy?

2,681 people in the United States had the surname Grandy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,161 Americans. It ranked 11,688th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grandy?

Fred Grandy, American politician (b. 1948).

Where is the surname Grandy most common?

Wikidata records people named Grandy in the United States.

Is the surname Grandy getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,681 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Grandy

A surname, carried by 2,681 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grandy is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,681 people named Grandy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,161 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,695.

#11,688

rank among US surnames

2,681

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,855)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,679	Petitt	2,684	115,032
#11,683	Pridemore	2,683	115,075
#11,685	Rorie	2,682	115,118
#11,688	Rotondo	2,681	115,161
#11,694	Stpeter	2,680	115,204
#11,697	Vanek	2,679	115,247

Who is named Grandy

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

69% of people named Grandy identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grandys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fred Grandy
American politician (b. 1948)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grandy

Grandy 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 Grandy?: 2,681 people in the United States had the surname Grandy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,161 Americans. It ranked 11,688th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grandy?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Grandy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grandy?: Fred Grandy, American politician (b. 1948).
Where is the surname Grandy most common?: Wikidata records people named Grandy in the United States.
Is the surname Grandy getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,681 in 2010, down 0.5%.