How common is the surname Grizzle?

4,347 people in the United States had the surname Grizzle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,025 Americans. It ranked 7,638th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Grizzle getting more or less common?

More common. 4,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,347 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Grizzle

A surname, carried by 4,347 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grizzle is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,347 people named Grizzle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,025 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,147.

#7,638

rank among US surnames

4,347

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,413)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,629	Brann	4,350	70,976
#7,633	Stites	4,349	70,992
#7,637	Zabala	4,348	71,009
#7,638	Grizzle	4,347	71,025
#7,641	Walcott	4,346	71,041
#7,643	Kerby	4,345	71,058
#7,644	Ito	4,344	71,074

Who is named Grizzle

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

88% of people named Grizzle identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Grizzle?: 4,347 people in the United States had the surname Grizzle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,025 Americans. It ranked 7,638th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grizzle?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Grizzle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Grizzle getting more or less common?: More common. 4,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,347 in 2010, up 4.8%.