Grammer Surname
Approximately 5,674 people bear this surname
Grammer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the grammer,' a teacher of grammar, a grammarian.
William Gramery, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Andrew le Gramayre, Yorkshire, ibid.
William Grammaticus. I.
Richard le Gramayre.
Read More About This SurnameGrammer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,623 | 1:78,403 | 8,957 |
| Germany | 466 | 1:172,758 | 20,319 |
| Austria | 165 | 1:51,609 | 8,132 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| New Zealand | 82 | 1:55,223 | 8,747 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 77 | 1:316,563 | 20,927 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 325 | 1:154,519 | 14,268 |
The alternate forms: Grämmer (37) are calculated separately.
Grammer (114) may also be a first name.
Grammer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the grammer,' a teacher of grammar, a grammarian.
William Gramery, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Andrew le Gramayre, Yorkshire, ibid.
William Grammaticus. I.
Richard le Gramayre. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.
William le Gramary, M.P. for Yorkshire, Close Rolls, 20 Edward III. pt.
Johanna Gramary, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1647. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Jonathan Crammer: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1648. — John, s. Jonathan Grammar: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Grammarian; also Wizard [Old French gramaire]
Old Norse, gramr, a king. Ferg.
William Grammaticus, a juror at Evreux t. Philip- Augustus (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 162). John and William Grammaticus of Middleton, Yorkshire, 1189 (Rot. Pip.).
Grammer Demographics
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Grammer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grammer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grammer (Russian: Граммер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Grämmer. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grammer? popularity and diffusion
Grammer is the 85,068th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,284,375 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Grammer live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 114 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 4,623 people, or 1 in 78,403. In The United States Grammer is most prevalent in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.
Grammer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Grammer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,422 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grammer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Grammer surname are 12.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.18% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Grammer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning R 266,616 per year; in United States they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $42,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.09% more than the national average, earning $61,650 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Grammer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grammer in the Russian language | ||
| Граммер | grammer | - |
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Footnotes
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