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

The surname Greesham has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greesham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greesham is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Greesham reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

This 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 Greesham is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 33 percent live, Texas, where 33 percent live and Virginia, where 33 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 20 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Greesham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greesham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greesham last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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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