Gravesend Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gravesend Surname Definition:

GRAVESEND: A town in Kent. An early proprietor of the name was Sir Stephen de Gravesende. Roll of Arms, temp. Edward II.

Gravesend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gravesend Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GRAVESEND: A town in Kent. An early proprietor of the name was Sir Stephen de Gravesende. Roll of Arms, temp. Edward II.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gravesend Last Name Facts

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

Gravesend has its highest incidence in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravesend? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Gravesend occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gravesend are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Gravesend is most numerous in: Kent, where 75 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 13 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravesen942,358/
Graveen88220/
Gravend882/
Graven802,732/
Graaven7539/
Greaven7539/
Graween7511/
Gravent752/
Gravien751/
Gravein751/
Grosveen711/
Gravente711/
Gravencz711/
Grasuene711/
Graveing710/
Groven671,742/
Gravem67357/
Gravin67208/
Grobeisen6711/
Gravèn671/
Gravyn670/
Grawen670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gravesend
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