How common is the surname Grieb?

1,048 people in the United States had the surname Grieb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,605 Americans. It ranked 24,049th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grieb?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Grieb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Grieb?

John Grieb, American gymnast and decathlete (1879–1939).

Where is the surname Grieb most common?

Wikidata records people named Grieb in the United States.

Is the surname Grieb getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,048 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname Grieb

A surname, carried by 1,048 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grieb is more common than 85.2% of them.

Origin

From the Alemannic German surname, related to the noun Griebe (“crackling, pork fat”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,048 people named Grieb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 294,605 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,079.

#24,049

rank among US surnames

1,048

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #22,283)

Who is named Grieb

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

96% of people named Grieb identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Griebs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Grieb
American gymnast and decathlete (1879–1939)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grieb

Grieb has the Soundex code G610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G610.

Questions

Where does the surname Grieb come from?: From the Alemannic German surname, related to the noun Griebe (“crackling, pork fat”).
How common is the surname Grieb?: 1,048 people in the United States had the surname Grieb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,605 Americans. It ranked 24,049th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grieb?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Grieb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Grieb?: John Grieb, American gymnast and decathlete (1879–1939).
Where is the surname Grieb most common?: Wikidata records people named Grieb in the United States.
Is the surname Grieb getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,048 in 2010, down 2.9%.