Grech surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Grech surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,235 people carried this name — #21,237 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 238,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,176 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 348 people named Grech.

Most of them — 241 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 241
Bouches-du-Rhône 33
Seine-Saint-Denis 23
Paris 9
Rhône 8
Saône-et-Loire 7
Alpes-Maritimes 6
Essonne 6
Lot-et-Garonne 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

320 people named Grech have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 372 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 146
Opole 45
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 30
Lesser Poland 28
Silesian 18
Lublin 15
Greater Poland 9
West Pomeranian 7

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 49 people named Grech live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 26
Jujuy 12
City of Buenos Aires 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Grech in American newspapers,
1900–1930.

Newspaper page from The Times carrying the name Grech
The Times 1900-07-23
Newspaper page from The Columbus Journal carrying the name Grech
The Columbus Journal 1904-12-21
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Grech
The Milwaukee Leader 1930-01-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,707 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Grech,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel Johann von Gretsch
    Daniel Johann von Gretsch 1814–1850 · writer
  • Odette Grech-Bélanger d. 1990 · university teacher
  • Vanessa Grech d. 2001
  • Ailey Grech d. 2001
  • Sion Grech d. 2005
  • Giovanni Carlo Grech Delicata 1811–1882 · botanist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Grech.

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