How common is the surname Grinnell?

3,615 people in the United States had the surname Grinnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,407 Americans. It ranked 9,038th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grinnell?

George Bird Grinnell, American anthropologist (1849-1938), followed by Joseph Grinnell.

Where is the surname Grinnell most common?

Wikidata records people named Grinnell in the United States.

Is the surname Grinnell getting more or less common?

More common. 3,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,615 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Grinnell

A surname, carried by 3,615 people in the United States.

2 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). Grinnell is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,615 people named Grinnell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,407 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,459.

#9,038

rank among US surnames

3,615

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,746)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,030	Chai	3,619	85,312
#9,033	Skeens	3,617	85,360
#9,037	Delay	3,616	85,383
#9,038	Everitt	3,615	85,407
#9,043	Campion	3,614	85,430
#9,045	Lieu	3,612	85,478

Who is named Grinnell

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

87% of people named Grinnell identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grinnells

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Bird Grinnell
American anthropologist (1849-1938)
Joseph Grinnell
American zoologist (1877-1939)
Todd Grinnell
American actor, born 1976
Henry Grinnell
19th century American merchant and philanthropist (1799–1874)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grinnell

Granillo

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

Questions

How common is the surname Grinnell?: 3,615 people in the United States had the surname Grinnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,407 Americans. It ranked 9,038th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grinnell?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Grinnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grinnell?: George Bird Grinnell, American anthropologist (1849-1938), followed by Joseph Grinnell.
Where is the surname Grinnell most common?: Wikidata records people named Grinnell in the United States.
Is the surname Grinnell getting more or less common?: More common. 3,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,615 in 2010, up 4.5%.