How common is the surname Grier?

13,868 people in the United States had the surname Grier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,263 Americans. It ranked 2,600th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grier?

Pam Grier, American actress (born 1949), followed by David Alan Grier.

Where is the surname Grier most common?

Wikidata records people named Grier in the United States.

Is the surname Grier getting more or less common?

More common. 13,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,868 in 2010, up 5.9%.

Is Grier also a first name?

Yes. Grier is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Grier

A surname, carried by 13,868 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grier is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,868 people named Grier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,263 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,098.

#2,600

rank among US surnames

13,868

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,529)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,591	Myles	13,898	22,215
#2,593	Humphreys	13,895	22,220
#2,594	Renner	13,889	22,230
#2,595	Alves	13,882	22,241
#2,596	Forrester	13,878	22,247
#2,597	Coy	13,875	22,252
#2,598	Dykes	13,874	22,254

Who is named Grier

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

57% of people named Grier identified as Black (not Hispanic), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Griers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pam Grier
American actress (born 1949)
David Alan Grier
American actor and comedian, born 1956
Mike Grier
American ice hockey player, born 1975
Rosey Grier
American football player, actor and writer, born 1932
Robert Cooper Grier
American judge (1794–1870)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Greer

Surnames that sound like Grier

Grier has the Soundex code G660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G660.

Questions

How common is the surname Grier?: 13,868 people in the United States had the surname Grier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,263 Americans. It ranked 2,600th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grier?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Grier identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grier?: Pam Grier, American actress (born 1949), followed by David Alan Grier.
Where is the surname Grier most common?: Wikidata records people named Grier in the United States.
Is the surname Grier getting more or less common?: More common. 13,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,868 in 2010, up 5.9%.
What are other spellings of Grier?: Greer.
Is Grier also a first name?: Yes. Grier is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.