How common is the surname Grundy?

3,759 people in the United States had the surname Grundy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,135 Americans. It ranked 8,724th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grundy?

Felix Grundy, American politician (1777-1840), followed by Joseph R. Grundy.

Where is the surname Grundy most common?

Wikidata records people named Grundy in the United States and Australia.

How do you pronounce Grundy?

Grundy is /ˈɡɹʌn.di/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Grundy getting more or less common?

More common. 3,611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,759 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Grundy

A surname, carried by 3,759 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɹʌn.di/ 2 syllables Soundex G653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grundy is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,759 people named Grundy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,135 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,611.

#8,724

rank among US surnames

3,759

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,406)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,718	Ming	3,764	82,026
#8,720	Ortez	3,762	82,070
#8,723	Glasscock	3,761	82,091
#8,724	Grundy	3,759	82,135
#8,727	Swiger	3,758	82,157
#8,728	Werth	3,757	82,179
#8,732	Chien	3,756	82,201

Who is named Grundy

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

62% of people named Grundy identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grundys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Felix Grundy
American politician (1777-1840)
Joseph R. Grundy
American politician (1863-1961)
Anthony Grundy
American basketball player (1979–2019)
Reg Grundy
Australian businessman (1923–2016)

Notable Grundys come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grundy

Grundy has the Soundex code G653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G653.

Questions

How common is the surname Grundy?: 3,759 people in the United States had the surname Grundy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,135 Americans. It ranked 8,724th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grundy?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Grundy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grundy?: Felix Grundy, American politician (1777-1840), followed by Joseph R. Grundy.
Where is the surname Grundy most common?: Wikidata records people named Grundy in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Grundy?: Grundy is /ˈɡɹʌn.di/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Grundy getting more or less common?: More common. 3,611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,759 in 2010, up 4.1%.