The Gras surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 630 people carried this name — #34,071 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,168 people named Gras.
127 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 96 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
866 people named Gras have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 948 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
78 people named Gras live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 63 people named Gras live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gras.
- Granier 973 · U.S. census
- Granson 150 · U.S. census
- Grant 134,034 · U.S. census
- Granville 2,343 · U.S. census
- Grappe 162 · U.S. census
- Grappin 137 · U.S. census
- Grass 4,468 · U.S. census
- Grasse 581 · U.S. census
- Grasser 1,217 · U.S. census
- Grassi 2,566 · U.S. census
- Grasso 7,768 · U.S. census
- Grat 122 · U.S. census
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