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    The surname Grimwood

    A patronymic surname, carried by 529 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G653

    Grimwood: #41,164 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Grimwood #41,164, 529 people Grimwood: #41,164 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Grimwood #41,164, 529 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grimwood is more common than 74.6% of them.

    Origin

    Patronymic surname from a Germanic personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *grīmô (“mask”) and *wardaz (“guard”).

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 529 people named Grimwood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 583,640 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 483.

    #41,164
    rank among US surnames
    529
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.5%
    change since 2000 (was #42,289)

    Who is named Grimwood

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

    95% of people named Grimwood identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Grimwoods

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ken Grimwood
      American writer (1944–2003)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Grimwood

    Grimwood has the Soundex code G653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G653.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Grimwood come from?
    Patronymic surname from a Germanic personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *grīmô (“mask”) and *wardaz (“guard”).
    How common is the surname Grimwood?
    529 people in the United States had the surname Grimwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 583,640 Americans. It ranked 41,164th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Grimwood?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grimwood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Grimwood?
    Ken Grimwood, American writer (1944–2003).
    Where is the surname Grimwood most common?
    Wikidata records people named Grimwood in the United States.
    What type of surname is Grimwood?
    Grimwood is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Grimwood getting more or less common?
    More common. 483 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 529 in 2010, up 9.5%.