How common is the last name Greer?

55,088 people in the United States have the last name Greer, about 1 in 5,426. It ranks #596 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GREER

#596

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
55,088
About
1 in 5,426
This common or more
33.9%
Who bears it

Of the 55,088 people with the last name Greer, 70.2% reported their origin as White, 21% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Greer

#594 Houston · 55,138#595 Meyers · 55,110#597 Decker · 55,000#598 Bryan · 54,685

Spelled almost the same

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

#2,619 Grier · 13,460#22,184 Grear · 1,192#22,267 Greear · 1,186#111,467 Greyer · 168#129,045 Greier · 138#149,446 Gruer · 110

Also a first name

As a first name, Greer ranks #5,573 of 53,615, with 3,050 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 137 births. See Greer as a first name

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