Greesham Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Greesham Surname Definition:

A parish in Norfolk.

Greesham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Greesham (20) may also be a first name.

Greesham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Greesham Last Name Facts

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

Greesham occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greesham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greesham is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Greesham are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 33 percent are found, Texas, where 33 percent are found and Virginia, where 33 percent are found. Outside of The United States Greesham exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Greesham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greesham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gresham9317,882/
Greasham8895/
Gressham8810/
Greeshan889/
Greysham884/
Greshham882/
Greshame882/
Grescham881/
Gresaham881/
Gresam866/
Greascham821/
Grieshamm820/
Greschham820/
Grisham809,575/
Grasham80409/
Greshan80197/
Griesam8054/
Greesan8017/
Greshom8012/
Grosham805/
Greisam802/
Gresiam801/
Greesom801/
Greesem801/
Gressam800/
Grysham800/
Greechan75207/
Grassham75163/
Greschan7513/
Graysham759/
Greesang755/
Greashan753/
Greyshan751/
Grischam751/
Grishamn751/
Grishham751/
Grissham751/
Groisham751/
Gresheim751/
Gretshan751/
Grossham750/
Ghrisham750/
Greshane750/
Grrisham750/
Gresan71182/
Grosam71173/
Grisam7160/
Griesheim7154/
Grezam714/
Gresom712/
Gresem712/
Grysam710/
Grasam710/
Greeson674,711/
Grishan671,163/
Grausam67769/
Grissam67189/
Grassam67134/
Greciam67105/
Greshon6770/
Grishom6767/
Grechan6743/
Gressem6728/
Griesan6727/
Gresian6717/
Gressom6716/
Greesen6712/
Gricham6710/
Greysan678/
Grisiam676/
Grossam676/
Gryshan675/
Grecean675/
Greshanova674/
Gresanh674/
Griesom673/
Gresant673/
Griseem672/
Gressan672/
Grohsam672/
Gresain672/
Gresonh671/
Gretsan671/
Groshom671/
Gresehn671/
Grezean671/
Greezan671/
Gresang671/
Greisheime670/
Grashom670/

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