# Grim (surname)

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

An English surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,418 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,771 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 41,621 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (7,233 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡɹɪm/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Probably derived from Old English *Grīm, Old Norse Grímr (literally “masked person”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grim 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Grim in the United States.

## People named Grim

- Bobby Grim, American racing driver
- Ryan Grim, American journalist

## Similar surnames

Grimm, Groom, Gram, Green, Graham, Greene, Giron, Gorham, Guarino, Guerin, Greenway, Gurney.

## 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.