How common is the surname Griggs?

24,819 people in the United States had the surname Griggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,440 Americans. It ranked 1,437th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Griggs?

Loyal Griggs, American cinematographer (1906-1978), followed by John W. Griggs.

Where is the surname Griggs most common?

Wikidata records people named Griggs in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Griggs getting more or less common?

More common. 23,756 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,819 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Griggs

A surname, carried by 24,819 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Griggs is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,819 people named Griggs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,440 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,756.

#1,437

rank among US surnames

24,819

people in 2010

8.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,369)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,428	Lowry	24,895	12,402
#1,430	Solano	24,881	12,409
#1,431	Duong	24,870	12,414
#1,432	Edmonds	24,857	12,421
#1,433	Gomes	24,827	12,436
#1,434	Buckner	24,822	12,438
#1,435	Walden	24,821	12,439

Who is named Griggs

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

70% of people named Griggs identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Griggss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Loyal Griggs
American cinematographer (1906-1978)
John W. Griggs
American politician (1849-1927)
Natasha Griggs
Australian politician, born 1969
Robert F. Griggs
American botanist (1881-1962)
James M. Griggs
American politician (1861-1910)

Notable Griggss come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Griggs

Griggs has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

Questions

How common is the surname Griggs?: 24,819 people in the United States had the surname Griggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,440 Americans. It ranked 1,437th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Griggs?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Griggs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Griggs?: Loyal Griggs, American cinematographer (1906-1978), followed by John W. Griggs.
Where is the surname Griggs most common?: Wikidata records people named Griggs in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Griggs getting more or less common?: More common. 23,756 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,819 in 2010, up 4.5%.