How common is the surname Grimm?

22,103 people in the United States had the surname Grimm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,968 Americans. It ranked 1,630th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grimm?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grimm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Grimm?

Michael Grimm, American politician (born 1970), followed by Justin Grimm.

Where is the surname Grimm most common?

Wikidata records people named Grimm in the United States and the Russian Empire.

Is the surname Grimm getting more or less common?

More common. 21,757 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,103 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Grimm

A German surname, carried by 22,103 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grimm is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Grimm.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,103 people named Grimm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,968 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,757.

#1,630

rank among US surnames

22,103

people in 2010

7.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,510)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,621	Samuels	22,207	13,903
#1,622	Dukes	22,187	13,916
#1,623	Sheridan	22,177	13,922
#1,625	Vickers	22,176	13,923
#1,626	Cartwright	22,156	13,935
#1,627	Link	22,137	13,947
#1,628	Blackmon	22,130	13,951

Who is named Grimm

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

95% of people named Grimm identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grimms

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Grimm
American politician (born 1970)
Justin Grimm
American former professional baseball player, born 1988
David Grimm
Architect, 1823–1898
Russ Grimm
American football player and coach, born 1959

Notable Grimms come mostly from the United States (3) and the Russian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grimm

Grimm has the Soundex code G650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G650.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grimm come from?: Borrowed from German Grimm.
How common is the surname Grimm?: 22,103 people in the United States had the surname Grimm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,968 Americans. It ranked 1,630th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grimm?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grimm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Grimm?: Michael Grimm, American politician (born 1970), followed by Justin Grimm.
Where is the surname Grimm most common?: Wikidata records people named Grimm in the United States and the Russian Empire.
Is the surname Grimm getting more or less common?: More common. 21,757 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,103 in 2010, up 1.6%.