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

Gramling, 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 Gramling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gramling in America

Gramling is the 16136th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gramling surname appeared 1,793 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Gramling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gramling 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 Gramling

The surname Gramling is believed to have originated in Germany, where it was likely derived from the Germanic personal name "Gramal" or "Gramal-ing," meaning "old" or "venerable." The name can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 7th to 9th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Gramling can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of historical documents from the region of Anhalt in central Germany, dating back to the 11th century. The name appears as "Gramalinc" in reference to a landowner or nobleman.

In the 13th century, a variant spelling of the name, "Grammelingh," was documented in the Regesta Imperii, a collection of imperial records from the Holy Roman Empire. This suggests that the name had spread beyond its initial region of origin.

During the late medieval period, the name Gramling was also found in areas of present-day southern Germany and parts of Switzerland. In the 16th century, a notable figure named Hans Gramling (c. 1492-1569) was a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of Nuremberg.

As the name spread across Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, such as "Gramling," "Graemling," and "Grämlinger." In the 17th century, Johann Gramling (1623-1680), a German theologian and author, made significant contributions to the Lutheran church.

In the 19th century, the name Gramling gained recognition in the United States, likely due to German immigration. One of the earliest recorded instances was Johann Friedrich Gramling (1792-1868), a farmer and landowner who settled in South Carolina.

Other notable individuals with the surname Gramling include Friedrich Wilhelm Gramling (1826-1901), a German-American pastor and abolitionist, and John Gramling (1928-2003), an American theologian and author known for his work on Christian ethics.

While the surname Gramling is not among the most common, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and regions, reflecting the migration patterns and cultural influences that have shaped its evolution over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gramling

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

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

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