de Graff Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

de Graff Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) The count, or, in England, an earl.

de Graff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Australia631:428,50333,982
Trinidad and Tobago551:24,8002,724
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

de Graff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) The count, or, in England, an earl.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

de Graff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Graff Come From? nationality or country of origin

de Graff is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of de Graff.

How Common Is The Last Name de Graff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 917,199th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname de Graff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of de Graff are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 3,419,424. In The United States de Graff is most prevalent in: California, where 25 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 19 percent are found.

de Graff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Graff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Graff surname decreased 59 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Graff Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Graff earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 101.16% more than the national average, earning $86,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.64% more than the national average, earning $55,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Graaff946,026/
de Graffe947/
de Graf93100/
de Graaf8825,677/
de Graft881,341/
de Groff8883/
De-Graff881/
der Graf881/
de Greiff8250/
de Grooff8228/
de Grofft822/
De-Graaff821/
da Graaff821/
de Graw80109/
De-Graft752,666/
de Groof752,394/
de Grauw75562/
de Graav75130/
de Greif7538/
De-Graaf755/
de Graaw755/
de Groft753/
de Grauv751/
de Greaw751/
de Graph750/
de Greift7111/
de Grow677/
de Grob671/
de Grouw6373/
De-Groof631/
De-Grauw631/
de Groph630/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Graff
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