How common is the surname Gruber?

14,131 people in the United States had the surname Gruber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,849 Americans. It ranked 2,558th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gruber?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gruber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gruber?

Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian composer (1787–1863), followed by Edita Gruberová.

Where is the surname Gruber most common?

Wikidata records people named Gruber in Austria, the United States and the Austrian Empire and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Gruber getting more or less common?

More common. 13,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,131 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Gruber

A surname, carried by 14,131 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gruber is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,131 people named Gruber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,849 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,903.

#2,558

rank among US surnames

14,131

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,387)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,549	Breen	14,170	21,789
#2,550	Gant	14,167	21,793
#2,551	Kong	14,165	21,796
#2,552	Way	14,157	21,809
#2,553	Kaminski	14,152	21,816
#2,554	Vanhorn	14,151	21,818
#2,555	Lockett	14,140	21,835

Who is named Gruber

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

94% of people named Gruber identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grubers

22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Franz Xaver Gruber
Austrian composer (1787–1863)
Edita Gruberová
(1946–2021) Slovakia-born Austrian opera singer
Bernhard Gruber
Austrian Nordic combined skier, born 1982
Michael Gruber
Austrian Nordic combined skier, born 1979
Karl Gruber
Austrian politician (1909-1995)
Herbert Gruber
Bobsledder, born 1942
Andreas Gruber
Austrian footballer, born 1995
Christoph Gruber
Austrian alpine skier, born 1976
Craig Gruber
American musician, 1951–2015
Ruth Gruber
American journalist, 1911–2016
Joseph Gruber
Association footballer (1912-1967)
Franz Gruber
Alpine skier, born 1959

Notable Grubers come mostly from Austria (12), the United States (6) and the Austrian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gruber

Gruber has the Soundex code G616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G616.

Questions

How common is the surname Gruber?: 14,131 people in the United States had the surname Gruber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,849 Americans. It ranked 2,558th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gruber?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gruber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gruber?: Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian composer (1787–1863), followed by Edita Gruberová.
Where is the surname Gruber most common?: Wikidata records people named Gruber in Austria, the United States and the Austrian Empire and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Gruber getting more or less common?: More common. 13,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,131 in 2010, up 1.6%.