Gravett Surname

144,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Gravett Surname Definition:

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

Gravett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3221:274,17525,677
South Africa8671:62,4897,868
England6251:89,1499,649
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Canada561:657,95753,499
Wales191:162,87011,152
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Gibraltar61:5,659991
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malta11:430,2723,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3041:80,1828,629
Wales31:522,80514,314
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2351:213,69718,312

Gravett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A little Grove.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Originally Crefeyt or Crefiet, probably foreign, but I have not been able to identify it.

The Norman People (1874)

Gravett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gravett is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravett? popularity and diffusion

Gravett is the 144,532nd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,370,705 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Gravett reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gravett is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,322 people, or 1 in 274,175. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent reside, Georgia, where 12 percent reside and Tennessee, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Gravett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gravett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gravett surname expanded 563 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gravett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gravett surname are 21.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gravett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.69% more than the national average, earning R 372,360 per year; in United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $49,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravette93785/
Graviett93178/
Greavett9336/
Graavett931/
Gravetts930/
Gravet92934/
Greavette8898/
Gravitt863,867/
Graviet86156/
Grevett86124/
Graveth8651/
Gravets8621/
Gravest868/
Gravetz866/
Grovett862/
Gravetp861/
Grabett861/
Gravete861/
Grave8318,607/
Gravitte80308/
Grabette8061/
Gravethe8015/
Grovette804/
Graveats800/
Graves77127,591/
Graver775,176/
Gravez77864/
Grevet77633/
Gravey77448/
Gravit77161/
Grawet77124/
Greave7777/
Grovet7763/
Graave7756/
Graive7734/
Grabet7727/
Gravee7726/
Gravie7723/
Grayve774/
Graveh774/
Gravea774/
Graëve771/
Ghrave771/
Grauve770/
Graved770/
Greaves7136,229/
Greaver71841/
Gravite71242/
Graiver7194/
Grauwet7187/
Grabetz7171/
Grabets7168/
Grayver7157/
Grewett7128/
Greavey7122/
Gravecz7111/
Gravees7110/
Grayves716/
Graaves715/
Grevitt714/
Gratved713/
Grabitt713/
Grobett713/
Graives713/
Gravesz712/
Greavea712/
D'Grave711/
Hgraves711/
Grewitt711/
Grasves711/
Grauver711/
Graouet711/
Ghrabet711/
Gravith710/
Ghraves710/
Grabeth710/
Graveer710/
Gravess710/
Grove6745,138/
Grabe674,430/
Grawe672,760/
Gravi67576/
Gravy67185/
Greywitt6759/
Gravé6748/
Growette6715/
Grotvedt676/
Grāve676/
Graví673/
D'Graves672/
Grabitte671/
Gravè671/
Gravêthe671/
Grasvoit671/
Graybeat670/
Gravaite670/

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