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

Gravesande, 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 Gravesande surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gravesande in America

Gravesande is the 74375th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gravesande surname appeared 260 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 Gravesande.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gravesande 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 Gravesande

The surname GRAVESANDE is of Dutch origin, originating in the medieval period. It is a locational name derived from the town of 's-Gravenzande, located in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland. The name 's-Gravenzande itself is derived from the Dutch words "graaf" meaning "count" and "zande" meaning "sand," referring to the sandy region where the town was situated.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name can be found in the "Oorkondenboek van Holland en Zeeland," a collection of historical documents from the 13th century, where the name appears as "Gherardus de Gravesande." This indicates that the name was already in use by this time.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the surname GRAVESANDE was Willem Jacobszoon Gravesande (1428-1492), a Dutch jurist and statesman who served as the Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1486 until his death.

During the 17th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of Willem Jacob 's Gravesande (1688-1742), a Dutch philosopher, mathematician, and physicist. He was a prominent figure in the early Enlightenment and is known for his contributions to the study of mechanics and his work on the laws of motion.

Another notable individual with this surname was Thomas Gravesande (1691-1765), an English clergyman and author who served as the Archdeacon of Essex from 1740 until his death.

In the 19th century, the name was borne by Carl Eduard Adolph Petzold (1815-1891), a German botanist and landscape architect who is sometimes referred to as Carl Eduard Adolph von Gravesande, though the reason for this alternative surname is unclear.

One of the more recent historical figures with the GRAVESANDE surname was Jacobus Johannes van Gravesande (1878-1939), a Dutch mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the field of relativity and worked closely with renowned scientist Hendrik Lorentz.

Throughout its history, the surname GRAVESANDE has been subject to various spellings and variations, such as Gravesand, Gravesant, and Gravezande, but its origins can be traced back to the Dutch town of 's-Gravenzande and the sandy region surrounding it.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gravesande

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

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

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