# Grier (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/grier/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,868 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,600 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,263 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (13,098 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Greer |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grier in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 38% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Grier in the United States.

## People named Grier

- Pam Grier, American actress (born 1949)
- David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian
- Mike Grier, American ice hockey player
- Rosey Grier, American football player, actor and writer
- Robert Cooper Grier, American judge (1794–1870)

## Similar surnames

Greer, Grear, Greear, Grayer, Guerrero, Guerrier, Guerriero, Guerrera.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.