Grears Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Grears Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:515,90832,533
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Grears Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grears has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grears? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,637,889th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Grears reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Grears is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 515,908. In England it is primarily found in: Cumbria, where 76 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 7 percent are found and Hampshire, where 5 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Grears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grears has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Grears surname expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grears Last Name Statistics demography

Grears earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning $46,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greears921/
Grers911/
Grars911/
Griers8339/
Graurs8328/
Greers838/
Grasrs831/
Gruers830/
Grauers77156/
Geerars77129/
Growers777/
Greohrs774/
Greiers772/
Grejers772/
Gruyers771/
Grouers771/
Griggers71393/
Geeraers7163/
Greggers7113/
Grauwers711/
Geerersh711/
Grayhurst6767/
Grayhorse6713/
Greyhorse679/
Grarce671/
Grerze670/
Grayherst670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grears
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