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    The surname Graydon

    A surname, carried by 1,084 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G635

    Graydon: #23,457 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Graydon #23,457, 1,084 people Graydon: #23,457 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Graydon #23,457, 1,084 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Graydon is more common than 85.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,084 people named Graydon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 284,821 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 993.

    #23,457
    rank among US surnames
    1,084
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.2%
    change since 2000 (was #23,781)

    Who is named Graydon

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

    71% of people named Graydon identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 71%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 25%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    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 Graydons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jay Graydon
      American musician songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, producer, arranger, and, born 1949

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Graydon

    Graydon has the Soundex code G635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G635.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Graydon?
    1,084 people in the United States had the surname Graydon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,821 Americans. It ranked 23,457th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Graydon?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Graydon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Graydon?
    Jay Graydon, American musician songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, producer, arranger, and.
    Where is the surname Graydon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Graydon in the United States.
    Is the surname Graydon getting more or less common?
    More common. 993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,084 in 2010, up 9.2%.