How common is the surname Grewal?

4,270 people in the United States had the surname Grewal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,306 Americans. It ranked 7,772nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Grewal getting more or less common?

More common. 2,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,270 in 2010, up 59%.

The surname Grewal

A Punjabi surname, carried by 4,270 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). Grewal is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

Punjabi origin

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗਰੇਵਾਲ (garevāl); see there for more information.

One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,270 people named Grewal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,306 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,687.

#7,772

rank among US surnames

4,270

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+58.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,876)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,765	Fortson	4,273	72,255
#7,767	Niemi	4,272	72,272
#7,771	Hinkley	4,271	72,289
#7,772	Grewal	4,270	72,306
#7,774	McCollough	4,269	72,323
#7,776	Husted	4,268	72,340

Who is named Grewal

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

92% of people named Grewal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
White (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grewal

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

Other Punjabi surnames

All 39 Punjabi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grewal come from?: Borrowed from Punjabi ਗਰੇਵਾਲ (garevāl); see there for more information.
How common is the surname Grewal?: 4,270 people in the United States had the surname Grewal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,306 Americans. It ranked 7,772nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grewal?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Grewal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Grewal getting more or less common?: More common. 2,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,270 in 2010, up 59%.