How common is the surname Grizzard?

1,988 people in the United States had the surname Grizzard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. It ranked 14,881st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grizzard?

George Grizzard, American actor (1928–2007), followed by Lewis Grizzard.

Where is the surname Grizzard most common?

Wikidata records people named Grizzard in the United States.

Is the surname Grizzard getting more or less common?

More common. 1,871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,988 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Grizzard

A surname, carried by 1,988 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grizzard is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,988 people named Grizzard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,871.

#14,881

rank among US surnames

1,988

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,590)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,876	Bajwa	1,990	155,149
#14,878	Townson	1,989	155,227
#14,881	Bate	1,988	155,305

Who is named Grizzard

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

81% of people named Grizzard identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grizzards

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Grizzard
American actor (1928–2007)
Lewis Grizzard
American journalist, 1946–1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grizzard

Grazier

Grizzard has the Soundex code G626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G626.

Questions

How common is the surname Grizzard?: 1,988 people in the United States had the surname Grizzard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. It ranked 14,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grizzard?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Grizzard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grizzard?: George Grizzard, American actor (1928–2007), followed by Lewis Grizzard.
Where is the surname Grizzard most common?: Wikidata records people named Grizzard in the United States.
Is the surname Grizzard getting more or less common?: More common. 1,871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,988 in 2010, up 6.3%.