Grammar Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

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

Grammar Surname Definition:

This may be the same as the ancient name Grimar; perhaps from Old Norse gramr, grimr, fierce, or gramr, a king. compare the surnames Grimm, Graimm, Graeme, Gream, Gryme, Graham, &c. The W. grymus is powerful, strong, nervous; grym, force, energy, powerful: the Brit, grym, force, energy, power, strength: the Gael, grim, griom, war, battle; gruaim, a gloom, a frown or surly look; gruama, surly, stern, morose; gruaimem, a surly man, a man with a frowning visage; groimh, a grin, a visage, a nickname for one with a grinning countenance.

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Grammar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:233,57519,635

Grammar (115) may also be a first name.

Grammar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This may be the same as the ancient name Grimar; perhaps from Old Norse gramr, grimr, fierce, or gramr, a king. compare the surnames Grimm, Graimm, Graeme, Gream, Gryme, Graham, &c. The W. grymus is powerful, strong, nervous; grym, force, energy, powerful: the Brit, grym, force, energy, power, strength: the Gael, grim, griom, war, battle; gruaim, a gloom, a frown or surly look; gruama, surly, stern, morose; gruaimem, a surly man, a man with a frowning visage; groimh, a grin, a visage, a nickname for one with a grinning countenance. The Old German grimm is rigid, vehement, intense anger, furor, cruelty: German id. furious, grim: the Anglo-Saxon grim, fierce, rough, ferocious; gram, raging, fury; gremian, to provoke: the D. gram, angry; grimmen, to growl: the Danish, grim, stern, grim, peevish; gram, grudging, hating, peevish.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Grammar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grammar is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grammar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grammar is the 802,733rd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Grammar live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 873,022nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 115 people.

The last name Grammar is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 1,491,601. In The United States Grammar is most frequent in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States Grammar is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Grammar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grammar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grammar last name expanded 113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grammar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grammar are 20.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.35% registered with the party.

The amount Grammar earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.22% less than the national average, earning R 127,800 per year; in United States they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $43,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning $42,513 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grammare93140/
Grammart930/
Gramar9210/
Grammaire8832/
Gråhammar883/
Granmar8631/
Gramard8616/
Graymar865/
Graumar862/
Gramair861/
Gramart861/
Grammor860/
Grasmair807/
Greemmar802/
Gramhart801/
Grasmayr801/
Grommart800/
Gramor7777/
Gremar7757/
Gromar771/
Gromard7166/
Gramour719/
Greumar711/
Greymar711/
Gromarr711/
Grahammohr711/
Groomar710/
Gramore710/
Grommor710/
Granmor710/
Gramord710/
Gromaire67258/
Graymore6733/
Grasmeir6716/
Greijmar673/
Granmore673/
Greamore671/
Greismar671/
Grosmarz671/
Granmorr670/
Grotmart670/

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