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

Gravatt, 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 Gravatt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gravatt in America

Gravatt is the 19166th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gravatt surname appeared 1,417 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 Gravatt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gravatt 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 Gravatt

The surname Gravatt has its origins in England, and it is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Old English words "graefa" and "aett," which together mean "grove of trees" or "at the grove." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a grove or a wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Gravatt can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire, a census-like record compiled in 1273. In this document, a person named Richard de la Grevett is mentioned, which is likely an early spelling variation of the surname Gravatt.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Gravatt appeared in various historical records across different regions of England. In the 1524 Subsidy Rolls of Cambridgeshire, a William Gravett is listed, while in the 1598 Subsidy Rolls of Buckinghamshire, a John Gravatt is recorded.

Interestingly, the surname Gravatt has also been associated with certain place names in England. For instance, there is a hamlet called Gravatt in Shropshire, which may have influenced the development of the surname in that area.

One notable individual with the surname Gravatt was Sir Thomas Gravatt (c. 1545-1609), an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Shropshire during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Another prominent figure was William Gravatt (1617-1678), an English Protestant minister and author who served as the Rector of Masham in Yorkshire.

In the 18th century, John Gravatt (1689-1764) was a successful merchant and landowner in Northamptonshire, while in the early 19th century, John Gravatt (1788-1854) was a notable architect and surveyor who worked on various projects in London and the surrounding areas.

A more recent example is Sir Christopher Gravatt (1908-1994), a British civil servant and diplomat who served as the High Commissioner to Canada from 1967 to 1972.

Throughout history, the surname Gravatt has undergone various spelling variations, such as Grevett, Gravett, and Grevatt, reflecting the regional dialects and scribal practices of different time periods and locations within England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gravatt

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

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

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