Last Name GRAHAM

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Meaning	Originally Graeme � savage, gloomy. The family are descended, it is supposed, from Greme, a general in the army of Fergus II, 404. From the Anglo-Saxon 'Grim,' Dutch, 'Grim,' German, 'Grimm,' Welsh, 'grem,' Gaelic, 'gruaim,' surly, sullen, dark, having a fierce and stern look, courageous. Grey home.

Origin	Scottish, Irish, Jewish, Spanish, Falkland, Maori, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank	108 (2000 US census)	104 (1990 US census)

Count	194,074 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

72.84%, or 141364 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
22.72%, or 44094 total occurrences, as black,
0.42%, or 815 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.77%, or 1494 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.61%, or 3125 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.64%, or 3183 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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