How common is the surname Grayer?

1,811 people in the United States had the surname Grayer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,483 Americans. It ranked 16,022nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grayer?

Jeff Grayer, American basketball player (born 1965).

Where is the surname Grayer most common?

Wikidata records people named Grayer in the United States.

Is the surname Grayer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,811 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Grayer

A surname, carried by 1,811 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grayer is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,811 people named Grayer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 170,483 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,486.

#16,022

rank among US surnames

1,811

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+21.9%

change since 2000 (was #17,483)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,018	Provencio	1,812	170,389
#16,022	Grayer	1,811	170,483
#16,025	Coryell	1,810	170,578
#16,031	Buda	1,809	170,672

Who is named Grayer

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

80% of people named Grayer identified as Black (not Hispanic), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Grayers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Grayer
American basketball player (born 1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grayer

Grayer has the Soundex code G660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G660.

Questions

How common is the surname Grayer?: 1,811 people in the United States had the surname Grayer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,483 Americans. It ranked 16,022nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grayer?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Grayer identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grayer?: Jeff Grayer, American basketball player (born 1965).
Where is the surname Grayer most common?: Wikidata records people named Grayer in the United States.
Is the surname Grayer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,811 in 2010, up 22%.