Greaser
See also: greaser
English
Etymology
Americanized spelling of German Griesser.
Proper noun
Greaser (plural Greasers)
- A surname, from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Greaser is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Greaser is most common among White (97.11%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Greaser”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN