How common is the last name Graham?

194,159 people in the United States have the last name Graham, about 1 in 1,539. It ranks #123 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GRAHAM

#123

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
194,159
About
1 in 1,539
This common or more
18.4%
Who bears it

Of the 194,159 people with the last name Graham, 67.2% reported their origin as White, 23.6% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Graham

#121 Patterson · 197,137#122 Hamilton · 194,450#124 Moreno · 192,910#125 Reynolds · 191,703

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Graham, most common first.

#40,641 Grahan · 580#108,023 Grham · 175

Also a first name

As a first name, Graham ranks #969 of 53,615, with 44,924 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 2,980 births. See Graham as a first name

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