How common is the surname Redgrave?

177 people in the United States had the surname Redgrave in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,744,325 Americans. It ranked 101,737th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Redgrave?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Redgrave identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Redgrave?

Vanessa Redgrave, British actress and activist (born 1937), followed by Lynn Redgrave.

Where is the surname Redgrave most common?

Wikidata records people named Redgrave in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Redgrave getting more or less common?

More common. 169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 177 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Redgrave

An English place surname, carried by 177 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R326

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Redgrave is more common than 37.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + græf (“grave; trench, ditch”).

Redgrave is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 177 people named Redgrave in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,744,325 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 169.

#101,737

rank among US surnames

177

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #99,214)

Who is named Redgrave

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

97% of people named Redgrave identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Redgraves

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vanessa Redgrave
British actress and activist (born 1937)
Lynn Redgrave
British actress (1943–2010)
Michael Redgrave
British actor (1908-1985)
Jemma Redgrave
British actress, born 1965
Corin Redgrave
British actor (1939–2010)
Richard Redgrave
British artist (1804-1888)

Notable Redgraves come mostly from the United Kingdom (5) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Redgrave come from?: From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + græf (“grave; trench, ditch”).
How common is the surname Redgrave?: 177 people in the United States had the surname Redgrave in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,744,325 Americans. It ranked 101,737th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Redgrave?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Redgrave identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Redgrave?: Vanessa Redgrave, British actress and activist (born 1937), followed by Lynn Redgrave.
Where is the surname Redgrave most common?: Wikidata records people named Redgrave in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Redgrave?: Redgrave is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Redgrave getting more or less common?: More common. 169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 177 in 2010, up 4.7%.