Gravesend Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravesen | 94 | 2,358 | / |
| Graveen | 88 | 220 | / |
| Gravend | 88 | 2 | / |
| Graven | 80 | 2,732 | / |
| Graaven | 75 | 39 | / |
| Greaven | 75 | 39 | / |
| Graween | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gravent | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gravien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gravein | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grosveen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gravente | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gravencz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grasuene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Graveing | 71 | 0 | / |
| Groven | 67 | 1,742 | / |
| Gravem | 67 | 357 | / |
| Gravin | 67 | 208 | / |
| Grobeisen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gravèn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gravyn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grawen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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