Gradon Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gradon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gradon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:256,76520,624
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
France191:3,495,933219,029
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Gradoń (288) are calculated separately.

Gradon (128) may also be a first name.

Gradon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gradon (Russian: Градонь) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gradoń. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gradon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gradon is the 704,927th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname Gradon is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Gradon live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. Gradon is also the 821,896th most widespread forename internationally, held by 128 people.

Gradon is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 256,765. In England Gradon is mostly found in: Durham, where 24 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 12 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Other than England Gradon exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Gradon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gradon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gradon last name increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 24 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gradon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gradon last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Gradon earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $56,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.3% more than the national average, earning $64,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gradoń94288/
Graydon923,331/
Graddon92324/
Gradone92173/
Graudon9220/
Graedon927/
Gradond921/
Greadon920/
Graudone862/
Grodon83204/
Gradun8349/
Gradan8322/
Gredon836/
Gradão834/
Gradom833/
Grajdan77378/
Greydon7711/
Gradhan771/
Graudom771/
Graidan771/
Grrodon771/
Graidun771/
Graydan770/
Graddan770/
Gradhand7124/
Grosdonk718/
Graijdan712/
Gradasin711/
Grodoń67217/
Gradussen67128/
Grodan6753/
Gradam677/
Gradhandt676/
Gradań671/
Gradanova671/
Gradunova671/
Gredan670/

Gradon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gradon in the Russian language
Градоньgradon-

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Gradon Reference & Research

Graden / Graydon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gradon
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