Graviett last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Graviett

A variant of the English surnames Gravett or Gravet, possibly of occupational origin meaning "quarry worker" or "gravedigger".

Graviett, 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 Graviett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Graviett in America

Graviett is the 139228th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Graviett surname appeared 120 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 Graviett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Graviett 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 139228 140756 -1.09%
Count 120 109 9.61%
Proportion per 100k 0.04 0.04 0.00%

The history of the last name Graviett

The surname Graviett is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period, possibly as early as the 13th century. It is thought to be derived from an Old French word, "graviet," which referred to a small brook or stream. This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive surname given to someone who lived near a small watercourse.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Graviett can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, where a John Graviet is listed as a taxpayer. The spelling variations "Graviet" and "Gravet" also appear in various records from the 14th and 15th centuries, indicating the evolution of the name over time.

In the 16th century, the name Graviett appears to have been concentrated in the counties of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, with records showing families bearing this surname in villages such as Longdon and Tewkesbury. One notable individual from this era was William Graviett, born in Longdon in 1547, who served as a yeoman farmer and was recorded in the parish records of St. James's Church.

As the name spread across England, it underwent further spelling variations, including "Gravett," "Gravitt," and "Greavett." In the 17th century, records show a John Gravett born in Wiltshire in 1621, who later became a merchant and landowner in the city of Bristol.

In the 18th century, the Graviett surname gained prominence with the birth of Thomas Graviett in 1734 in Gloucestershire. He became a renowned clockmaker and his works are now highly sought after by collectors of antique timepieces.

Another notable figure bearing this surname was Sir Edward Graviett (1785-1870), a British army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a Member of Parliament for the borough of Ludlow.

Throughout the 19th century, the Graviett family continued to be well-established in various parts of England, with individuals such as Robert Graviett (1802-1872), a successful banker in London, and Mary Graviett (1819-1897), a celebrated novelist and poet from Warwickshire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Graviett

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

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 Graviett was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 92.50% 111
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races (S)% (S)
Hispanic Origin (S)% (S)

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 Graviett has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 92.50% 91.74% 0.83%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.00% (S)% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Hispanic (S)% 5.50% (S)%

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

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