How common is the surname Grisham?

6,798 people in the United States had the surname Grisham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,417 Americans. It ranked 5,148th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grisham?

John Grisham, American writer (born 1955), followed by Stephanie Grisham.

Where is the surname Grisham most common?

Wikidata records people named Grisham in the United States.

Is the surname Grisham getting more or less common?

About as common. 6,796 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,798 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

The surname Grisham

A surname, carried by 6,798 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grisham is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,798 people named Grisham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,417 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,796.

#5,148

rank among US surnames

6,798

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #4,768)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,139	Geller	6,810	45,337
#5,140	Larosa	6,808	45,350
#5,141	Ard	6,807	45,357
#5,142	Rutkowski	6,805	45,370
#5,144	Damato	6,804	45,377
#5,145	Turney	6,803	45,384
#5,146	Tindall	6,802	45,390

Who is named Grisham

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

89% of people named Grisham identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grishams

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Grisham
American writer (born 1955)
Stephanie Grisham
American political advisor (born 1976)
Todd Grisham
American wrestling announcer, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grisham

Grisham has the Soundex code G625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G625.

Questions

How common is the surname Grisham?: 6,798 people in the United States had the surname Grisham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,417 Americans. It ranked 5,148th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grisham?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Grisham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grisham?: John Grisham, American writer (born 1955), followed by Stephanie Grisham.
Where is the surname Grisham most common?: Wikidata records people named Grisham in the United States.
Is the surname Grisham getting more or less common?: About as common. 6,796 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,798 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.