Grasby Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Grasby Surname Definition:

A location name in Lincolnshire.

Grasby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4611:79,9258,933
England1921:290,19822,328
Australia1161:232,72221,885
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Wales91:343,83718,086
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Jersey11:99,2026,620
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Grasby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Grasby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grasby occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grasby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grasby is the 394,524th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. The last name Grasby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Grasby reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 79,925. In Canada Grasby is primarily concentrated in: Saskatchewan, where 48 percent live, Ontario, where 24 percent live and Manitoba, where 11 percent live. Other than Canada Grasby is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Grasby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grasby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Grasby surname expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 777 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grasby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grasby last name are 26.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grasby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $47,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Greasby92254/
Gradsby920/
Graby91443/
Grauby83523/
Grabys83113/
Grabey83101/
Grosby8386/
Greaby8335/
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Graboy834/
Grabay832/
Ghraby831/
Grasbi831/
Graaby830/
Greassbey800/
Grabysz7735/
Grossby779/
Grabaya776/
Ghraiby772/
Grabytė772/
Ghrosby771/
Grosbey771/
Groosby771/
Graibay771/
Grabych771/
Grasway770/
Graba735,499/
Grabe734,430/
Grabi73199/
Gravy73185/
Groby73181/
Grabă734/
Grabé731/
Grassway711/
Gressbay710/
Graber6723,689/
Grabić67759/
Grooby67600/
Gravey67448/
Grabis67432/
Ghraba67253/
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Grabie67237/
Grobys67209/
Graube67198/
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Grabio6776/
Grasui6756/
Graibe6748/
Grauba6747/
Grouby6746/
Grobey6742/
Ngrabi6738/
Greavy6734/
Grabet6727/
Grabaj6727/
Grabez6727/
Grabiś6725/
Ghrabi6715/
Groboy6712/
Greabe6711/
Graboi6710/
Graibi678/
Graiba677/
Grzaba675/
Grayve674/
Greiby674/
Graybe673/
Grosbe672/
Grabid671/
Gratbi671/
Gresbi671/
Grabee671/
Grabaa671/
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Grampy670/
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