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

Grassl, 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 Grassl surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Grassl in America

Grassl is the 57101st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Grassl surname appeared 357 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 Grassl.

We can also compare 2010 data for Grassl 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 Grassl

The surname Grassl originated in the German-speaking regions of central Europe, particularly in Bavaria and Austria. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word "gras," which means grass or grassy area. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to people who lived near grassy meadows or worked as grassmowers.

The earliest known record of the name Grassl dates back to the 13th century in the form of "Grasler," which was likely a variation of the modern spelling. In the 14th century, the name appeared in various medieval records and manuscripts from the regions of Bavaria and Austria.

One notable historical reference to the name Grassl can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Reichenbacensis, a 14th-century manuscript from the Reichenbach Abbey in Bavaria, where a person named "Heinricus Grasler" was mentioned as a witness in a land transaction.

In the 16th century, the name Grassl became more widespread in regions such as Tyrol and Salzburg. During this time, several individuals with the surname Grassl were recorded in local parish registers and tax records.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Grassl was Hans Grassl, a farmer who lived in the village of Saalfelden, Austria, in the late 15th century. Another notable person was Martin Grassl, a scholar and writer from Salzburg, who lived from 1525 to 1591.

In the 17th century, the name Grassl appeared in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg. One prominent figure was Johann Grassl, a Bavarian painter who lived from 1624 to 1691 and was known for his religious artworks.

The 18th century saw the further spread of the surname Grassl across central Europe. One notable individual was Johann Baptist Grassl, an Austrian composer and organist who lived from 1766 to 1855 and contributed to the development of church music in Vienna.

Another significant person with the surname Grassl was Johann Georg Grassl, a German botanist and naturalist who lived from 1788 to 1853. He made significant contributions to the study of mosses and lichens and was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Grassl

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

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

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