Gravatt Surname

187,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Gravatt Surname Definition:

The French Gravat = Grave (Anglo-French-Latin), q.v., + the diminutive suff. -at.

Gravatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8741:193,41519,117
New Zealand2011:22,5293,939
England1331:418,93328,433
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:153,57414,178

Gravatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Gravat = Grave (Anglo-French-Latin), q.v., + the diminutive suff. -at.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Grauwet; from the French, Gravet, Gravot; a personal name.

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

Gravatt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gravatt is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravatt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gravatt is the 187,128th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,223,152 people. The last name Gravatt occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Gravatt reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,874 people, or 1 in 193,415. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 9 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Gravatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gravatt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gravatt last name grew 573 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gravatt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gravatt last name are 29.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.01% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gravatt earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $46,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.01% less than the national average, earning $31,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravatte93178/
Gravat92302/
Grevatt86178/
Grovatt8686/
Grabatt862/
Gravath862/
Ghravat861/
Grawatt861/
Gravott860/
Grava834,327/
Ghrabatt807/
Gravault801/
Gravaite800/
Gravotte800/
Graveats800/
Gravot77553/
Gravas77425/
Grevat77112/
Gravad7716/
Gravea774/
Grabat773/
Grovat772/
Gravau771/
Gravai771/
Gravay771/
Ghrabatte755/
Gravaud71216/
Grabast7186/
Gravost7125/
Gravaas7118/
Graveau7116/
Ghrabat719/
Grawath716/
Greavas712/
Gravais712/
Greavea712/
Grampat711/
Grewatt711/
Grabate711/
Gravaux711/
Graubat711/
Grachva711/
Grovott710/
Graba675,499/
Grova67514/
Gravo67388/
Graveaud6745/
Grawa6733/
Grabotte6712/
Graybast672/
Grasvoit671/
Graubatz671/
Graybeat670/

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