Graignic Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Graignic Surname User-submission:

The surname "Graignic" comes from the Breton language. The Breton word, granig means 'small grain' and can be used to describe tall and thin people. It comes from a very precise area of Brittany called "Bro Pourleth".

Its original Breton version, granig, probably changed to "graignic" or "gragnic" in its francized version due to the French-speaking administration who misunderstood or francized many Breton names following the loss of independence of Brittany.

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Graignic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6611:100,48814,745
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Graignic Surname Meaning

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The surname "Graignic" comes from the Breton language. The Breton word, granig means 'small grain' and can be used to describe tall and thin people. It comes from a very precise area of Brittany called "Bro Pourleth".

Its original Breton version, granig, probably changed to "graignic" or "gragnic" in its francized version due to the French-speaking administration who misunderstood or francized many Breton names following the loss of independence of Brittany.

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Graignic Last Name Facts

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

Graignic is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Graignic click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graignic? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 493,936th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Graignic live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 100,488. In France it is most frequent in: Brittany, where 71 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 5 percent are found. Other than France this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Graignic Last Name Statistics demography

Graignic earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Grinic86112/
Granick80307/
Grzinic8096/
Grzanic8013/
Graniec807/
Greinic806/
Granics804/
Gregnic803/
Granicc803/
Grainik802/
Grinick802/
Grainig801/
Grinics801/
Grasnick75501/
Grannick7542/
Granicke7518/
Grujanic7512/
Groignec751/
Grignois751/
Groinick751/
Granig71635/
Grinik71620/
Granik71451/
Granec71412/
Grausnick7149/
Granicová7113/
Gránic719/
Grenic719/
Grannec67473/
Graynik67223/
Grisnik67151/
Greinix67102/
Grinikh6786/
Grannik6771/
Grginec6731/
Gryniec6715/
Grasnig6712/
Grenick6712/
Grynick678/
Granigg674/
Grasnik673/
Grainek672/
Graynix671/
Grignikova671/
Graneck671/
Graenig671/
Grasniq671/
Graniek671/
Griniks671/

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