Graine Surname
Approximately 4,139 people bear this surname
Graine Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Grain.' In spite of the local entry below, this name must have a personal origin. There are nearly a dozen Graynesons in the Yorkshire Poll Tax. I only give a few instances.
Read More About This SurnameGraine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,871 | 1:13,456 | 2,393 |
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| France | 401 | 1:165,643 | 25,804 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Graïne (19) are calculated separately.
Graine (67) may also be a first name.
Graine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Grain.' In spite of the local entry below, this name must have a personal origin. There are nearly a dozen Graynesons in the Yorkshire Poll Tax. I only give a few instances. The forms Graynewife and Grayneman, too, strongly corroborate this view; v. Crane (2).
Willelmus de Grayne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Walterus Grayne, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Grayne, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Grayneson, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Grayneson, 1379: ibid.
Robertus Grayneson, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Grayne, husband, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Alanus Grayne, orewster, 1379: ibid.
Alicia Graynewyfe, the wife of Grayne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelraus Grayne-man (i.e. the servant of Grayne), 1379: ibid.
Thomas Grayne-bam (i.e. the child of Grayne), 1379: ibid.
An island-parish of Kent.
From Grain in Kent.
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Graine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Graine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Graine (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻦ) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Graïne. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Graine? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,030th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,760,702 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Graine are found; 85 percent are found in North Africa and 85 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 67 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,871 people, or 1 in 13,456. In Algeria Graine is most prevalent in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 29 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 18 percent are found and Relizane Province, where 17 percent are found. Barring Algeria it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 16 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.
Graine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Graine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Graine surname rose 432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Graine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Graine are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Graine earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.59% more than the national average, earning $57,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.67% more than the national average, earning $60,946 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Graine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Graine in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻦ | akryn | 77.78 |
| ﺃﻛﺮﻳﻦ | akryn | 22.22 |
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