Granston Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Granston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Granston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica2761:10,3981,108
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Granston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Granston occurs most in Jamaica. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Granston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Granston is the 579,404th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. Granston is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Granston reside; 51 percent reside in Caribbean and 51 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 10,398. In Jamaica Granston is primarily concentrated in: Middlesex County, where 46 percent live, Surrey County, where 29 percent live and Cornwall County, where 25 percent live. Apart from Jamaica it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Granston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Granston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Granston last name increased 792 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Granston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Granston last name are 21.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Granston earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.06% more than the national average, earning $53,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning $44,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gramston8828/
Granstan888/
Granstom881/
Gronston880/
Granstand823/
Gramstone821/
Greanstan820/
Grahamston780/
Granstam7554/
Grotenstam563/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Granston
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