How common is the surname Grange?

1,569 people in the United States had the surname Grange in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 196,779 Americans. It ranked 17,836th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grange?

Red Grange, American football player (1903-1991).

Where is the surname Grange most common?

Wikidata records people named Grange in the United States.

Is the surname Grange getting more or less common?

More common. 1,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,569 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Grange

A surname, carried by 1,569 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). Grange is more common than 89% of them.

Origin

A surname from English

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,569 people named Grange in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 196,779 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,491.

#17,836

rank among US surnames

1,569

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,436)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,836	Shover	1,569	196,779
#17,839	Gautam	1,568	196,904

Who is named Grange

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

83% of people named Grange identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Granges

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Red Grange
American football player (1903-1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grange

Grange 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 Grange?: 1,569 people in the United States had the surname Grange in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 196,779 Americans. It ranked 17,836th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grange?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Grange identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grange?: Red Grange, American football player (1903-1991).
Where is the surname Grange most common?: Wikidata records people named Grange in the United States.
Is the surname Grange getting more or less common?: More common. 1,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,569 in 2010, up 5.2%.