Greaser

See also: greaser

English

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Griesser.

Proper noun

Greaser (plural Greasers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Greaser is the 37735^th 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, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 79.