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The surname Gridley

A surname, carried by 1,891 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G634

Gridley: #15,483 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Gridley #15,483, 1,891 people Gridley: #15,483 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Gridley #15,483, 1,891 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gridley is more common than 90.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,891 people named Gridley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,271 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,797.

#15,483
rank among US surnames
1,891
people in 2010
0.6
per 100,000 Americans
+5.2%
change since 2000 (was #15,061)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#15,477Parga1,892163,185
#15,483Gridley1,891163,271

Who is named Gridley

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

94% of people named Gridley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 94%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
  • Two or more races 1.8%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Gridley?
1,891 people in the United States had the surname Gridley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,271 Americans. It ranked 15,483rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gridley?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gridley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Gridley getting more or less common?
More common. 1,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,891 in 2010, up 5.2%.