Grable Surname

109,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,260 people bear this surname

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

Grable Surname User-submission:

South German (Gräble): occupational name for a grave or ditch digger, from an agent noun from Middle High German, graben, meaning 'ditch'; in some cases the name may be topographic, denoting someone who lived by a ditch.

Grable Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2141:86,0139,723
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6501:77,2608,211

The alternate forms: Gräble (133) are calculated separately.

Grable (405) may also be a first name.

Grable Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

South German (Gräble): occupational name for a grave or ditch digger, from an agent noun from Middle High German, graben, meaning 'ditch'; in some cases the name may be topographic, denoting someone who lived by a ditch.

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Grable Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grable is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gräble. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grable? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grable is the 109,266th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,710,692 people. Grable occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Grable reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Grable is also the 428,575th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 405 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,214 people, or 1 in 86,013. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Grable Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grable has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grable surname grew 648 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grable Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grable surname are 14.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.13% being registered with the party.

Grable earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $43,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gräble94133/
Grabler921,156/
Grabley9276/
Greable9262/
Grayble9227/
Grables9211/
Graeble9210/
Graable921/
Grablee920/
Grablet920/
Graible920/
Grabl91191/
Grabelle8696/
Graybler861/
Grabille860/
Greabler860/
Graibles860/
Grabel83790/
Grabli83145/
Greble83104/
Groble83103/
Grabil8356/
Gröble8341/
Grably8334/
Grabeł838/
Gravle837/
Grabielle8017/
Graybelle802/
Graubelle801/
Graybille801/
Grobler7741,929/
Gravley772,024/
Grabill771,547/
Grabiel771,014/
Gravlee77379/
Grabeel77269/
Grabell77219/
Grablis77166/
Greblea7746/
Gröbler7739/
Grábler7731/
Ghrabli7717/
Grawley7712/
Grzabel7710/
Greible778/
Gravlie778/
Graybel777/
Graybil775/
Groeble773/
Greeble773/
Gravler772/
Graibel771/
Grobles771/
Greuble771/
Greabel771/
Grebley771/
Grebleș771/
Graabøl771/
Gruible771/
Groblet771/
Ghrabil771/
Ghrabla771/
Groblez771/
Gra'bel771/
Graubel770/
Grouble770/
Grasbel770/
Greyble770/
Grawler770/
Grabuel770/
Grample770/
Grobl7335/
Grábl7332/
Gravl731/
Graybill715,446/
Grebille71180/
Graybiel71147/
Graybehl7157/
Graybael7140/
Greabell7135/
Graybell7129/
Grabelly7123/
Grabelli7113/
Gravlejs715/
Graasbøl715/
Graubell713/
Grobelle713/
Graubill712/
Graybyll712/
Grabilly712/
Grablova712/
Grablich711/
Graivlle711/
Graybeel711/
Grebelle711/
Groibler711/
Groobler711/
Greavley710/
Gravlett710/
Grabiell710/
Groubler710/
Greibler710/
Grobel671,174/
Gröbli67310/
Grobli67215/
Grobla6782/
Greibl6779/
Grobly6775/
Gravli6747/
Grabilova6739/
Grábli6713/
Gröbly6712/
Grabielli6710/
Graasbøll679/
Gravly678/
Grawli678/
Grövle674/
Grobøl674/
Grobil672/
Grossbler671/
Grabiella671/
Ghrabegli671/
Graubella671/
Grawly670/
Greybille670/
Grebly670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grable
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