Grealish Surname

265,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Grealish Surname Definition:

Mag Riallghuis A Connacht form of MacNelis, q.v

Grealish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:626,00950,526
Ireland5401:8,7201,203
England1591:350,42825,285
Australia1271:212,56520,555
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3621:12,2371,658
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grealish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Riallghuis A Connacht form of MacNelis, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mag Riallghuis A Connacht form of MacNelis, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Grealish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grealish is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grealish? popularity and diffusion

It is the 265,540th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,947,417 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Grealish are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 579 people, or 1 in 626,009. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 38 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 37 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Grealish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grealish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grealish last name increased 8,271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 149 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,590 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grealish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grealish last name are 21.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75.14% registered with the party.

The amount Grealish earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.78% more than the national average, earning $49,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.31% more than the national average, earning $59,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greaslish941/
Grealis93591/
Gralish9378/
Grelish9334/
Greelish88209/
Graylish8833/
Greylish8825/
Graelish8812/
Greslish881/
Grgalish881/
Grealich881/
Grelis86143/
Gralis862/
Grelitsch8211/
Greylishe820/
Grelich80204/
Greelis8046/
Grielis8021/
Grelois805/
Graelis804/
Grylish803/
Gralich803/
Graulis802/
Greylis802/
Greales801/
Gruelis801/
Greyali801/
Graylis800/
Greasli800/
Greluis800/
Greli77133/
Grali7741/
Greulich756,477/
Graulich751,668/
Greilich75625/
Greliche75228/
Grailich7564/
Grajlich7542/
Grehlich759/
Greilihs753/
Greislis752/
Grejales751/
Greulith751/
Grayliss751/
Greylich751/
Greeliss750/
Greeleis750/
Greealeh750/
Grealy711,644/
Grayli71179/
Graali71113/
Gralia7189/
Grauli7176/
Grilis7146/
Gresli7139/
Groeli7130/
Grylis7121/
Greuli7117/
Grasli7115/
Greles7112/
Grahli7111/
Greloi718/
Grelys717/
Grelie716/
Grelia715/
Grales715/
Gralli714/
Grelui712/
Greullich712/
Greillich712/
Graeli712/
Grieli712/
Graulaich711/
Gralie711/
Graleh711/
Gralit711/
Ngreli711/
Gralei711/
Gralic711/
Gralio711/
Grauliche711/
Grelai711/
Grelihova711/
Graili711/
Greislich710/
Graulicht710/
Greliz710/
Greally67674/
Grislis67269/
Grealey67266/
Gralher67241/
Greoles6789/
Grayeli6750/
Greisle6740/
Grelait6735/
Greasly6720/
Greylix6717/
Gërgali6711/
Graylie677/
Grilich674/
Grylich674/
Grjales672/
Griales672/
Nngrali672/
Kgralic671/
Gruelli671/
Grieles671/
Geereli671/
Grayali671/
Grealle671/
Grelicz671/
Gresles671/
Grueles671/
Grielli671/
Grylais671/
Greiliz671/
Ghretli671/
Gralles671/
Greatle671/
Greehalles670/
Grailai670/
Greeliy670/
Greiles670/
Greesli670/
Groelli670/
Grealer670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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