Last Name GRIER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GRIER is ranked as the 2977th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 13,298.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 4.17 people named GRIER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 94% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named GRIER is 15,483, the rank is 2,529 and the proportion per 100k Americans named GRIER is 4.86.

Last Names GRIER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 13,298 +/-3.1%
  • National Rank 2,977
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 4.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 15,483
  • National Rank 2,529
  • Proportion/100k 4.86

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GRIER is 40.5% White, 1.1% Hispanic origin, 56.1% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GRIER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GRIER is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GRIER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 40.5% 63.9% -23.4%
Hispanic origin 1.1% 16.3% -15.2%
Black 56.1% 12.3% 43.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.6%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% 0.7% -0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GRIER is Georgia where 2,653 people have this name.
  • Georgia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GRIER, as 26.28 in every 100,000 Georgians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • Georgia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Utah (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names GRIER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 284 2.21 97.2% Indiana 82 1.25 89.4% Iowa 134 4.33 95.0% Kansas 218 7.51 96.4% Michigan 403 4.06 98.4% Minnesota 85 1.56 91.6% Missouri 40 1.33 80.5% Nebraska 46 2.44 82.1% North Dakota 8 1.09 14.4% Ohio 313 2.7 97.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 34 0.58 79.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GRIER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 284 2.21 97.2%
Indiana 82 1.25 89.4%
Iowa 134 4.33 95.0%
Kansas 218 7.51 96.4%
Michigan 403 4.06 98.4%
Minnesota 85 1.56 91.6%
Missouri 40 1.33 80.5%
Nebraska 46 2.44 82.1%
North Dakota 8 1.09 14.4%
Ohio 313 2.7 97.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 34 0.58 79.2%
West State Statistics Last-Names GRIER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 70.0% Arizona 161 2.39 95.7% California 664 1.71 98.3% Colorado 162 3.03 96.2% Hawaii 18 1.27 71.4% Idaho 31 1.91 77.6% Montana 8 0.77 16.8% Nevada 37 1.29 84.8% New Mexico 89 4.25 92.3% Oregon 110 2.76 94.0% Utah 8 0.28 17.3% Washington 163 2.31 96.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name GRIER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 70.0%
Arizona 161 2.39 95.7%
California 664 1.71 98.3%
Colorado 162 3.03 96.2%
Hawaii 18 1.27 71.4%
Idaho 31 1.91 77.6%
Montana 8 0.77 16.8%
Nevada 37 1.29 84.8%
New Mexico 89 4.25 92.3%
Oregon 110 2.76 94.0%
Utah 8 0.28 17.3%
Washington 163 2.31 96.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names GRIER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 138 3.84 96.1% Maine 31 2.3 76.0% Massachusetts 134 1.98 93.3% New Hampshire 28 2.11 77.8% New Jersey 698 7.81 99.0% New York 371 1.88 97.6% Pennsylvania 747 5.84 98.9% Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.7% Vermont 12 1.88 73.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GRIER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 138 3.84 96.1%
Maine 31 2.3 76.0%
Massachusetts 134 1.98 93.3%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 77.8%
New Jersey 698 7.81 99.0%
New York 371 1.88 97.6%
Pennsylvania 747 5.84 98.9%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.7%
Vermont 12 1.88 73.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names GRIER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 350 7.23 96.2% Arkansas 32 1.08 78.2% Delaware 196 20.91 98.7% Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 94.8% Florida 774 3.89 99.1% Georgia 2,653 26.28 99.6% Kentucky 58 1.32 85.0% Louisiana 74 1.58 86.1% Maryland 509 8.51 98.8% Mississippi 40 1.33 80.5% North Carolina 1,579 15.88 99.3% Oklahoma 107 2.76 90.9% South Carolina 543 11.23 98.1% Tennessee 103 1.58 92.4% Texas 691 2.56 98.1% Virginia 301 3.62 97.3% West Virginia 9 0.49 17.2%

South States
State stats for the first name GRIER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 350 7.23 96.2%
Arkansas 32 1.08 78.2%
Delaware 196 20.91 98.7%
Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 94.8%
Florida 774 3.89 99.1%
Georgia 2,653 26.28 99.6%
Kentucky 58 1.32 85.0%
Louisiana 74 1.58 86.1%
Maryland 509 8.51 98.8%
Mississippi 40 1.33 80.5%
North Carolina 1,579 15.88 99.3%
Oklahoma 107 2.76 90.9%
South Carolina 543 11.23 98.1%
Tennessee 103 1.58 92.4%
Texas 691 2.56 98.1%
Virginia 301 3.62 97.3%
West Virginia 9 0.49 17.2%
 

Full Names with GRIER as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GRIER as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GRIER.

The most popular full name is James GRIER. 2.27% of all the people named GRIER have this given name.

There are 1054 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GRIER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James GRIER 2.27%
2 John GRIER 2.06%
3 Robert GRIER 1.50%
4 Michael GRIER 1.26%
5 William GRIER 1.19%
6 Mary GRIER 1.15%
7 Barbara GRIER 1.08%
8 David GRIER 0.98%
9 Charles GRIER 0.94%
10 Thomas GRIER 0.77%
11 Betty GRIER 0.70%
12 Donald GRIER 0.70%
13 George GRIER 0.70%
14 Dorothy GRIER 0.63%
15 Elizabeth GRIER 0.63%
16 Linda GRIER 0.63%
17 Richard GRIER 0.52%
18 Carol GRIER 0.49%
19 Helen GRIER 0.49%
20 Jason GRIER 0.49%