How common is the surname Griner?

4,117 people in the United States had the surname Griner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,993 Americans. It ranked 8,036th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Griner?

Brittney Griner, American basketball player (born 1990).

Where is the surname Griner most common?

Wikidata records people named Griner in the United States.

Is the surname Griner getting more or less common?

More common. 3,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,117 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Griner

A surname, carried by 4,117 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Griner is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,117 people named Griner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,993 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,924.

#8,036

rank among US surnames

4,117

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,817)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,029	Fulford	4,123	74,884
#8,030	Nystrom	4,122	74,902
#8,032	Kirkham	4,121	74,920
#8,036	Gullett	4,117	74,993
#8,040	Hagedorn	4,116	75,011

Who is named Griner

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

87% of people named Griner identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Griners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brittney Griner
American basketball player (born 1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Griner

Griner has the Soundex code G656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G656.

Questions

How common is the surname Griner?: 4,117 people in the United States had the surname Griner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,993 Americans. It ranked 8,036th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Griner?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Griner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Griner?: Brittney Griner, American basketball player (born 1990).
Where is the surname Griner most common?: Wikidata records people named Griner in the United States.
Is the surname Griner getting more or less common?: More common. 3,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,117 in 2010, up 4.9%.