Find out how popular the last name Ghrist is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ghrist.

Ghrist, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ghrist surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ghrist in America

Ghrist is the 47706th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ghrist surname appeared 444 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ghrist.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ghrist to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ghrist

The surname GHRIST is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the German word "Grist," which means "grayish" or "gray-haired," suggesting that the name may have been initially used as a descriptive nickname for someone with gray hair.

One of the earliest documented references to the GHRIST surname can be found in the records of the town of Augsburg, Germany, where a certain Hans Ghrist was mentioned in a document dated 1572. This record suggests that the name was already in use in the region during the latter part of the 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name GHRIST appears to have spread to other parts of Europe, particularly to the Netherlands and England. In 1631, a Dutch merchant named Pieter Ghrist was recorded as having traded goods between Amsterdam and London, indicating that the name had reached the Low Countries by that time.

The earliest known instance of the GHRIST surname in England can be traced back to the birth of John Ghrist in the village of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1642. This could suggest that the name was introduced to England by Dutch or German immigrants during the 17th century.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the GHRIST surname continued to be found across various parts of Europe, with notable individuals bearing the name including the German composer Johann Ghrist (1717-1788) and the Dutch painter Rembrandt Ghrist (1806-1867).

In the United States, the GHRIST surname first appeared in the late 18th century, likely brought over by German and Dutch immigrants. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname in America was Jacob Ghrist, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1776.

Other notable individuals with the GHRIST surname throughout history include:

1. Wilhelm Ghrist (1820-1892), a German philosopher and author.
2. Eliza Ghrist (1854-1924), an American suffragist and women's rights activist.
3. Hans Ghrist (1879-1941), a Swiss mountaineer and explorer.
4. Margaretha Ghrist (1902-1987), a Dutch Olympic swimmer who competed in the 1928 Amsterdam Games.
5. Friedrich Ghrist (1918-2005), a German-born American physicist and Nobel laureate.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ghrist

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ghrist.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ghrist was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ghrist has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ghrist was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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