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

Grishaber, 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 Grishaber surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Grishaber in America

Grishaber is the 64891st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Grishaber surname appeared 306 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 Grishaber.

We can also compare 2010 data for Grishaber 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 Grishaber

The surname Grishaber is of German origin, with its roots traced back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, derived from the Old German words "gris" (meaning gray) and "haber" (meaning oats), potentially referring to someone who dealt with or cultivated gray oats.

One of the earliest documented references to the name can be found in a parish record from the town of Schwabach, Bavaria, dated 1598, where a certain Hans Grishaber is mentioned. Another early mention comes from the Kirchenbücher (church records) of Gunzenhausen, a town in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, where a Johann Grishaber is listed in an entry from 1612.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Grishaber name appears in various records and documents across different parts of Bavaria, including Nuremberg, Erlangen, and Fürth. Notable individuals with this surname from this period include Johann Michael Grishaber (1659-1712), a Lutheran pastor and author from Nuremberg, and Christoph Friedrich Grishaber (1723-1795), a respected jurist and legal scholar from Erlangen.

As the 19th century dawned, the Grishaber surname continued to be found in various parts of Germany, with a notable concentration in the regions of Franconia and Bavaria. One prominent figure was Karl Grishaber (1808-1888), a German painter and lithographer from Nuremberg, known for his landscapes and architectural works.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the name Grishaber began to appear in records beyond Germany, as some individuals emigrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. Among these was Wilhelm Grishaber (1870-1933), a German-born businessman who settled in New York City and established a successful import-export company.

Another noteworthy individual was Max Grishaber (1891-1975), a German-American architect born in Nuremberg who later immigrated to the United States and designed several notable buildings in New York and New Jersey.

While the Grishaber surname may have originated in Germany, it has since spread to various parts of the world, carried by descendants of those who chose to leave their homeland in search of new opportunities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Grishaber

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

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

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