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    The surname Granholm

    A Swedish surname, carried by 521 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G654

    Granholm: #41,728 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Granholm #41,728, 521 people Granholm: #41,728 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Granholm #41,728, 521 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Granholm is more common than 74.3% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    Borrowed from Swedish Granholm, an ornamental surname composed of the elements gran (“spruce”) + holm (“islet”).

    One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 521 people named Granholm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 592,602 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 489.

    #41,728
    rank among US surnames
    521
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.5%
    change since 2000 (was #41,859)

    Who is named Granholm

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

    93% of people named Granholm identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Granholms

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jennifer Granholm
      16th United States Secretary of Energy, born 1959

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Granholm

    Granholm has the Soundex code G654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G654.

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Granholm come from?
    Borrowed from Swedish Granholm, an ornamental surname composed of the elements gran (“spruce”) + holm (“islet”).
    How common is the surname Granholm?
    521 people in the United States had the surname Granholm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 592,602 Americans. It ranked 41,728th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Granholm?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Granholm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Granholm?
    Jennifer Granholm, 16th United States Secretary of Energy.
    Where is the surname Granholm most common?
    Wikidata records people named Granholm in the United States.
    Is the surname Granholm getting more or less common?
    More common. 489 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 521 in 2010, up 6.5%.