How common is the surname Gruen?

1,227 people in the United States had the surname Gruen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,626 Americans. It ranked 21,348th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gruen?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gruen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gruen?

Victor Gruen, Austrian architect (1903-1980), followed by Bob Gruen.

Where is the surname Gruen most common?

Wikidata records people named Gruen in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Gruen getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,227 in 2010, down 3.2%.

The surname Gruen

A German surname, carried by 1,227 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gruen is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

German origin

Jewish and German surname, from the adjective grün (“green”). Compare Grün. Doublet of green.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,227 people named Gruen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,626 Americans. That is down 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,268.

#21,348

rank among US surnames

1,227

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,672)

Who is named Gruen

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

96% of people named Gruen identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gruens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Victor Gruen
Austrian architect (1903-1980)
Bob Gruen
American photographer, born 1945
Erich S. Gruen
American historian, born 1935

Notable Gruens come mostly from Austria (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gruen

Gruen has the Soundex code G650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G650.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gruen come from?: Jewish and German surname, from the adjective grün (“green”). Compare Grün. Doublet of green.
How common is the surname Gruen?: 1,227 people in the United States had the surname Gruen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,626 Americans. It ranked 21,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gruen?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Gruen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gruen?: Victor Gruen, Austrian architect (1903-1980), followed by Bob Gruen.
Where is the surname Gruen most common?: Wikidata records people named Gruen in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Gruen getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,227 in 2010, down 3.2%.