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

The Greiner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,935 people carried this name — #3,978 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,000 people counted. That is up 8% from 8,240 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 896 people named Greiner.

40 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 40
Bas-Rhin 306
Moselle 220
Haut-Rhin 111
Paris 83
Seine-Saint-Denis 17
Doubs 9
Meurthe-et-Moselle 9
Yvelines 9

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

448 people named Greiner live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 101
Bern 53
Basel-Landschaft 52
Aargau 39
St. Gallen 35
Graubünden 25
Valais 23
Basel-Stadt 20

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

232 people named Greiner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 344 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

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Where they live today

Silesian 139
Lower Silesian 39
Masovian 15
Lesser Poland 12
Łódź 6
Opole 5
Greater Poland 5
Lubusz 4

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 155 people named Greiner 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 Chaco.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Chaco 69
Buenos Aires Province 56
Santa Fe 20
City of Buenos Aires 10

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

In the Nordic population registers

38 people named Greiner is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 38

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Greiner in American newspapers,
1905–1917.

Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Greiner
The Telegraph-courier 1917-10-11
Newspaper page from Las Vegas Optic carrying the name Greiner
Las Vegas Optic 1912-07-23
Newspaper page from The Baraboo News carrying the name Greiner
The Baraboo News 1905-03-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,106 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Greiner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Andreas Greiner d. 1799 · entrepreneur
  • Hans Greiner d. 1696 · entrepreneur
  • Blasius Greiner d. 1571 · Anabaptism
  • Louise Sophie Greiner d. 1806
  • Johann Matthias Greiner d. 1767
  • Hans Greiner 1550–1609 · entrepreneur

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

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