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

Grabill, 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 Grabill surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Grabill in America

Grabill is the 22201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Grabill surname appeared 1,162 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 Grabill.

We can also compare 2010 data for Grabill 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 Grabill

The surname GRABILL has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the late Middle Ages around the 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "graben" meaning "to dig" and "hill" meaning "hill" or "mound." This suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptor for someone who worked as a ditch digger or lived near a hill or mound.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the GRABILL surname can be found in the German city of Nuremberg in a parish register from 1487, where a Hans Grabill is mentioned. This indicates that the name was already well-established in that region by the late 15th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several GRABILL families are documented in various parts of southern Germany, particularly in the regions of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. In 1623, a Johann GRABILL is recorded as a landowner in the town of Großheubach, near Miltenberg.

The GRABILL surname began to spread beyond Germany in the 18th century, with some families emigrating to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. One notable figure was Jacob GRABILL, born in 1735 in the village of Hüffenhardt, Baden-Württemberg. He later immigrated to Pennsylvania in the late 1700s and became one of the earliest GRABILL settlers in the United States.

Another prominent individual was Christian GRABILL, born in 1767 in the village of Trienz, Baden-Württemberg. He served as a soldier in the Napoleonic Wars and later settled in the town of Löchgau, where he worked as a farmer.

In the 19th century, Johann Friedrich GRABILL, born in 1825 in Löchgau, became a successful businessman and merchant, establishing a trading company that dealt with various goods, including textiles and agricultural products.

As the GRABILL name spread to other parts of the world, it underwent some variations in spelling, such as Grabill, Gräbill, Grebill, and Gräbel. However, the core etymology and meaning of the name remained consistent, reflecting its German origins and potential connection to occupations or geographical features.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Grabill

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

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 Grabill 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 Grabill 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 Grabill was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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