How common is the surname Grenier?

6,509 people in the United States had the surname Grenier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,434 Americans. It ranked 5,345th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grenier?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Grenier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Grenier?

Adrian Grenier, American actor, director, producer, musician, followed by Zach Grenier.

Where is the surname Grenier most common?

Wikidata records people named Grenier in the United States.

Is the surname Grenier getting more or less common?

More common. 6,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,509 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Grenier

A French surname, carried by 6,509 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grenier is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Grenier.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,509 people named Grenier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,434 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,429.

#5,345

rank among US surnames

6,509

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,007)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,337	Sorto	6,523	47,332
#5,338	Buell	6,522	47,339
#5,339	Bias	6,518	47,368
#5,340	Emanuel	6,517	47,375
#5,342	Howerton	6,516	47,383
#5,343	Delao	6,515	47,390
#5,344	Chaplin	6,513	47,405

Who is named Grenier

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

94% of people named Grenier identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Greniers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adrian Grenier
American actor, director, producer, musician, born 1976
Zach Grenier
American actor, born 1954
Hugh Grenier
12th-century Lord of Caesarea

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grenier

Grenier has the Soundex code G656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G656.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grenier come from?: From French Grenier.
How common is the surname Grenier?: 6,509 people in the United States had the surname Grenier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,434 Americans. It ranked 5,345th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grenier?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Grenier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Grenier?: Adrian Grenier, American actor, director, producer, musician, followed by Zach Grenier.
Where is the surname Grenier most common?: Wikidata records people named Grenier in the United States.
Is the surname Grenier getting more or less common?: More common. 6,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,509 in 2010, up 1.2%.