How common is the surname Grella?

1,026 people in the United States had the surname Grella in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,922 Americans. It ranked 24,404th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grella?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Grella identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Grella?

Vince Grella, Australian association football player, followed by Mike Grella.

Where is the surname Grella most common?

Wikidata records people named Grella in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Grella getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,026 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Grella

A surname, carried by 1,026 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grella is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,026 people named Grella in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,922 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,051.

#24,404

rank among US surnames

1,026

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,783)

Who is named Grella

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

96% of people named Grella identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grellas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vince Grella
Australian association football player, born 1979
Mike Grella
American soccer player, born 1987

Notable Grellas come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grella

Grella has the Soundex code G640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G640.

Questions

How common is the surname Grella?: 1,026 people in the United States had the surname Grella in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,922 Americans. It ranked 24,404th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grella?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Grella identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Grella?: Vince Grella, Australian association football player, followed by Mike Grella.
Where is the surname Grella most common?: Wikidata records people named Grella in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Grella getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,026 in 2010, down 2.4%.