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

Graddick, 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 Graddick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Graddick in America

Graddick is the 56588th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Graddick surname appeared 361 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 Graddick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Graddick 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 Graddick

The surname GRADDICK is believed to have originated in England, with the earliest known records dating back to the late 16th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English words "græd" and "wic," which translate to "grade" and "dwelling," respectively, suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in a graded or elevated dwelling place.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name GRADDICK can be found in the parish records of Gloucestershire, where a William Graddick was listed as living in the village of Painswick in the year 1598. This may indicate that the name had its roots in this region of southwestern England.

Further historical references to the GRADDICK name can be found in various records and manuscripts from the 17th and 18th centuries. For example, in the 1674 Hearth Tax Rolls for the county of Somerset, a John Graddick is listed as a taxpayer in the parish of Winsham.

In the late 18th century, the GRADDICK surname appears to have spread beyond its roots in southwestern England. Records show that a James GRADDICK, born in 1768, was a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Bristol, suggesting that the name had gained some prominence by this time.

Another notable individual bearing the GRADDICK surname was John GRADDICK, a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He was born in 1782 and is recorded as having commanded several ships for the Royal Navy, including the HMS Termagant and the HMS Meteor.

In the 19th century, the GRADDICK name also appears to have spread to other parts of the British Isles, as well as to the United States and other countries through immigration. One example is Thomas GRADDICK, a farmer who was born in Gloucestershire in 1810 but later emigrated to the state of Ohio in the United States, where he settled and raised a family.

Other notable individuals with the GRADDICK surname include William GRADDICK, a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Stafford in the late 19th century, and George GRADDICK, an English cricketer who played for the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Graddick

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

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

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