How common is the surname Grubbs?

15,773 people in the United States had the surname Grubbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,574 Americans. It ranked 2,316th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grubbs?

Gary Grubbs, American actor (b. 1949).

Where is the surname Grubbs most common?

Wikidata records people named Grubbs in the United States.

Is the surname Grubbs getting more or less common?

More common. 15,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,773 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Grubbs

A surname, carried by 15,773 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grubbs is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,773 people named Grubbs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,574 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,453.

#2,316

rank among US surnames

15,773

people in 2010

5.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,155)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,307	Stauffer	15,821	19,515
#2,308	Goodson	15,820	19,516
#2,309	Boston	15,814	19,524
#2,310	Scruggs	15,808	19,531
#2,311	Giron	15,786	19,558
#2,313	McCloud	15,783	19,562
#2,314	Titus	15,780	19,566

Who is named Grubbs

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

85% of people named Grubbs identified as white (not Hispanic), 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grubbss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gary Grubbs
American actor (b. 1949)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grubbs

Grubaugh

Grubbs has the Soundex code G612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G612.

Questions

How common is the surname Grubbs?: 15,773 people in the United States had the surname Grubbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,574 Americans. It ranked 2,316th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grubbs?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Grubbs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grubbs?: Gary Grubbs, American actor (b. 1949).
Where is the surname Grubbs most common?: Wikidata records people named Grubbs in the United States.
Is the surname Grubbs getting more or less common?: More common. 15,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,773 in 2010, up 2.1%.