Grandson Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Grandson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grandson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Iran1681:457,03928,032
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
England161:3,482,379114,324
France141:4,744,480251,814
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Jamaica51:573,98910,196
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Grandson (974) may also be a first name.

Grandson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grandson is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grandson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grandson is the 591,720th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Grandson reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 258,233rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 974 people.

It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Apart from Malawi this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Grandson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grandson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grandson surname rose 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grandson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grandson surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55% registered to vote for the political party.

Grandson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.91% less than the national average, earning $24,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grantson88445/
Grandsen8811/
Grandsan881/
Grandcoin82206/
Grandsand821/
Granzon80405/
Grancon8019/
Grançon805/
Grandsagne7813/
Grandshane780/
Granchon75125/
Grancoin7580/
Grantsen755/
Grantsaan7163/
Grandzhan7115/
Granzen6787/
Grandchant674/
Granzan673/
Grancen670/
Granchan632/
Grantsam631/
Granzhan631/
Granciand591/
Grandcham591/
Gronchon501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grandson
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