How common is the surname Grimaldo?

5,931 people in the United States had the surname Grimaldo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,056 Americans. It ranked 5,829th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Grimaldo getting more or less common?

More common. 3,966 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,931 in 2010, up 50%.

The surname Grimaldo

A surname, carried by 5,931 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). Grimaldo is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

From the Spanish and Italian surname, of Germanic origin, corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *grimm (“mask”) + *waldan (“rule”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,931 people named Grimaldo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,056 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,966.

#5,829

rank among US surnames

5,931

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+49.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,726)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,820	Garnica	5,941	51,969
#5,821	Pardue	5,940	51,977
#5,823	Boardman	5,938	51,995
#5,824	Quiroga	5,937	52,004
#5,825	Deering	5,936	52,012
#5,826	Gourley	5,934	52,030
#5,827	Bridge	5,933	52,039

Who is named Grimaldo

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

95% of people named Grimaldo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Two or more races 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grimaldo

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

Questions

Where does the surname Grimaldo come from?: From the Spanish and Italian surname, of Germanic origin, corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *grimm (“mask”) + *waldan (“rule”).
How common is the surname Grimaldo?: 5,931 people in the United States had the surname Grimaldo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,056 Americans. It ranked 5,829th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grimaldo?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grimaldo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Grimaldo getting more or less common?: More common. 3,966 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,931 in 2010, up 50%.