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

Gretencord, 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 Gretencord surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gretencord in America

Gretencord is the 90113th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gretencord surname appeared 205 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 Gretencord.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gretencord 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 Gretencord

The surname GRETENCORD has its origins in the ancient Germanic regions of central Europe, dating back to the early medieval period around the 6th century AD. It is believed to have derived from a combination of the old Germanic words "gret" meaning "great" or "large" and "encord" which referred to a type of enclosure or fortified settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of historical documents from the region now known as Bavaria, where a landowner named Gretencord is mentioned in a charter from the year 841. This suggests that the name was already established as a surname by the Carolingian era.

In the 11th century, a noble family bearing the name Gretencord is referenced in the Annals of Quedlinburg, a chronicle written by the monks of the Quedlinburg Abbey in present-day Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. This family is believed to have held lands and a fortified estate near the town of Quedlinburg during that time.

Throughout the Middle Ages, variations of the spelling such as Gretencorde, Gretencord, and Grettencord can be found in various local records and documents across the regions of Saxony, Thuringia, and Franconia.

Notable individuals with the surname GRETENCORD include:

1. Heinrich Gretencord (c. 1220 - 1298), a knight and military commander who fought in the Crusades and was later appointed as a castellan in the city of Nuremberg.

2. Konrad Gretencord (c. 1375 - 1442), a renowned scholar and theologian who served as the rector of the University of Leipzig in the early 15th century.

3. Margarethe Gretencord (c. 1480 - 1547), a prominent figure in the German Reformation movement, known for her support of Martin Luther and her involvement in the establishment of Protestant education for women.

4. Johann Gretencord (1582 - 1647), a master stonemason and architect who oversaw the construction of several notable churches and public buildings in the cities of Dresden and Leipzig during the Renaissance period.

5. Elise Gretencord (1801 - 1879), a celebrated opera singer and soprano who performed in many of the leading opera houses across Europe during the 19th century, including the Semperoper in Dresden and the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gretencord

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

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

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