US Population With Last Name Gray By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 236,713 people in the US whose last name was Gray, and the rate of occurence of the Gray last name was 87.75 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Gray identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (71.13%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (24.36%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.66%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Gray By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Gray last name.

US Population With Last Name Gray By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 168374 71.13
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 57663 24.36
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 3929 1.66
Hispanic or Latino 3716 1.57
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1988 0.84
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 1042 0.44