How common is the surname Greger?

1,085 people in the United States had the surname Greger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,558 Americans. It ranked 23,432nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Greger?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Greger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Greger?

Michael Greger, American physician, author, and health activist.

Where is the surname Greger most common?

Wikidata records people named Greger in the United States.

Is the surname Greger getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,085 in 2010, down 15%.

The surname Greger

A surname, carried by 1,085 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Greger is more common than 85.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,085 people named Greger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 284,558 Americans. That is down 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,274.

#23,432

rank among US surnames

1,085

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-14.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,587)

Who is named Greger

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

93% of people named Greger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gregers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Greger
American physician, author, and health activist, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Greger

Greger has the Soundex code G626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G626.

Questions

How common is the surname Greger?: 1,085 people in the United States had the surname Greger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,558 Americans. It ranked 23,432nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Greger?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Greger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Greger?: Michael Greger, American physician, author, and health activist.
Where is the surname Greger most common?: Wikidata records people named Greger in the United States.
Is the surname Greger getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,085 in 2010, down 15%.