Grammer Surname

85,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

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.

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Grammer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6231:78,4038,957
Germany4661:172,75820,319
Austria1651:51,6098,132
England861:647,88437,755
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Canada581:635,26952,014
Australia361:749,88148,970
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
France71:9,488,960336,266
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belize11:355,4743,977
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3251:154,51914,268

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Grammarian; also Wizard [Old French gramaire]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old Norse, gramr, a king. Ferg.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.).

The Norman People (1874)

Grammer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grammer (Russian: Граммер) is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Grämmer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grammer? popularity and diffusion

Grammer is the 85,068th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,284,375 people. The surname 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 widespread first name internationally, held by 114 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,623 people, or 1 in 78,403. In The United States Grammer is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Grammer exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 8 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Grammer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence 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 bearing the Grammer last name are 12.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.18% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grämmer9537/
Grammier9382/
Grasmmer931/
Graemmer931/
Grammert930/
Greammer930/
Gramer922,019/
Gramme92414/
Grahammer88240/
Gremmer86623/
Grammes86568/
Grömmer86235/
Grammet86110/
Graemer8679/
Graumer8676/
Grommer8626/
Graymer8623/
Grammie8611/
Gramger867/
Greamer863/
Granmer862/
Gramher862/
Grahmer862/
Gramier861/
Grammeh861/
Grammee861/
Ghramer860/
Grzamer860/
Graimer860/
Grame83486/
Grammerová827/
Grasmehr8081/
Grahamer8065/
Grommier8027/
Groemmer8021/
Grasmere8018/
Grammeth8018/
Grasmeir8016/
Graimger801/
Gremmier801/
Greummer801/
Greamert800/
Greasmer800/
Gramei7711,888/
Gromer771,401/
Grames77890/
Gramma77684/
Grömer77564/
Gremer77433/
Grämer77341/
Grammy77265/
Gramie77124/
Gromme7789/
Gramet7780/
Grasme7757/
Greame7749/
Graime7728/
Gramee7726/
Grammi7714/
Grahme7711/
Gramez7711/
Gramey779/
Graume778/
Gramej778/
Grámer774/
Gramed773/
Gramge772/
Gramea772/
Gramir772/
Grhame771/
Ngrame771/
Grameh771/
Gramje771/
Grammé771/
Ghrame770/
Grammaire7532/
Gramerová7512/
Grasmeher7511/
Graimmett753/
Grahame712,122/
Grommes711,137/
Groomer71329/
Grommet71257/
Gromier71195/
Grameed71183/
Greimer7171/
Graimes7140/
Granmyr7139/
Grahmez7138/
Gramesh7128/
Groemer7123/
Grameth7117/
Greamie7115/
Ghrames7113/
Grohmer7112/
Gremier7110/
Graymez719/
Grasmyr717/
Graumez715/
Grammis714/
Graimez714/
Gromert713/
Grammys712/
Gramehs712/
Greymer711/
Grameaz711/
Gramets711/
Graymed711/
Graymie711/
Graimet711/
Gramair711/
Grammai711/
Graumet711/
Greemer710/
Grahmes710/
Grahume710/
Gramire710/
Grosmer710/
Gromger710/
Grama6714,396/
Grami671,316/
Grome67387/
Grommesh67159/
Gramă6743/
Grommett6726/
Graymire6725/
Grahames6718/
Grammich6717/
Gramj6716/
Graymead6712/
Geeramma678/
Gramy677/
Grasmair677/
Greismer676/
Grommech673/
Grammith672/
Grohmert672/
Grahamjr671/
Gramesch671/
Grommeth671/
Grasmayr671/
Groomejr671/
Gratmire670/
Grotmert670/
Groismer670/
Grosmere670/
Grosmehr670/
Grathmey670/

Grammer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grammer in the Russian language
Граммерgrammer-

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Grammer Reference & Research

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