Grater

See also: grater and gråter

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• From Old French grateor (“one who grates”), hence possibly an occupational surname for a furbisher.
• Borrowed from German Gräter, an occupational surname for a worker in a granary or warehouse, from Middle High German grede (“granary, warehouse”).

Proper noun

Grater (plural Graters)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grater is the 40016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Grater is most common among White (96.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grater”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 77.