How common is the surname Grimaldi?

4,349 people in the United States had the surname Grimaldi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,992 Americans. It ranked 7,633rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grimaldi?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Grimaldi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Grimaldi?

Dan Grimaldi, American actor, followed by Jazmin Grace Grimaldi.

Where is the surname Grimaldi most common?

Wikidata records people named Grimaldi in the United States, France and Republic of Genoa and 1 other country.

Is the surname Grimaldi getting more or less common?

More common. 4,258 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,349 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Grimaldi

An Italian patronymic surname, carried by 4,349 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G654

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grimaldi is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Grimaldi, patronymic form of Grimaldo.

Grimaldi is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,349 people named Grimaldi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,992 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,258.

#7,633

rank among US surnames

4,349

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,224)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,625	Poteet	4,353	70,927
#7,627	Sandstrom	4,352	70,943
#7,629	Brann	4,350	70,976
#7,633	Stites	4,349	70,992
#7,637	Zabala	4,348	71,009
#7,638	Grizzle	4,347	71,025

Who is named Grimaldi

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

85% of people named Grimaldi identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
Two or more races 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grimaldis

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dan Grimaldi
American actor, born 1946
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi
American actress and singer; illegitimate daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Tam, born 1992
Rocco Grimaldi
American ice hockey player (1993-)
Alexandre Grimaldi
1st son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, born 2003
David Grimaldi
American paleoentomologist, born 1957
Giovanni Battista Grimaldi
162nd Doge of the Republic of Genoa
Grace Kelly
American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

Notable Grimaldis come mostly from the United States (4), France (1) and Republic of Genoa (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grimaldi

Grimaldi has the Soundex code G654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G654.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grimaldi come from?: Borrowed from Italian Grimaldi, patronymic form of Grimaldo.
How common is the surname Grimaldi?: 4,349 people in the United States had the surname Grimaldi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,992 Americans. It ranked 7,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grimaldi?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Grimaldi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Grimaldi?: Dan Grimaldi, American actor, followed by Jazmin Grace Grimaldi.
Where is the surname Grimaldi most common?: Wikidata records people named Grimaldi in the United States, France and Republic of Genoa and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Grimaldi?: Grimaldi is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Grimaldi getting more or less common?: More common. 4,258 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,349 in 2010, up 2.1%.