Granvold Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Granvold Surname User-submission:

Only one family and descendant families exist in New Zealand carrying this name. This name first appeared in New Zealand in 1910 with the first written record appearing on wedding papers dated 1912 when a Frithjof AlbertWaldemar Granwal (so he claimed) married Lillian Monckton Leaver in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

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Granvold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Norway791:65,0929,213
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England11:55,718,059489,080

Granvold Surname Meaning

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Only one family and descendant families exist in New Zealand carrying this name. This name first appeared in New Zealand in 1910 with the first written record appearing on wedding papers dated 1912 when a Frithjof AlbertWaldemar Granwal (so he claimed) married Lillian Monckton Leaver in Palmerston North, New Zealand. He stated that he was born in Oregon, USA in 1888, his father being Albert, a rope maker and his mother Joanne. No such people have surfaced from extensive record searches. Frithjof, from that point in time only ever recorded his name as Frank Granwal and once as Frank Granval. He spoke several languages and English with a guttural Germanic accent, maybe Swedish or Norwegian. He disappeared from New Zealand's records in 1928 never to be heard from again.

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Granvold Last Name Facts

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

Granvold occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Granvold? popularity and diffusion

The last name Granvold is the 1,231,034th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Granvold live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Granvold is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States Granvold is primarily found in: California, where 36 percent are found, Montana, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States Granvold occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 42 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Granvold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Granvold are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Granvold earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 29.72% less than the national average, earning 243,240 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.94% less than the national average, earning $36,269 USD per year.

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