Grelish Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Grelish Surname Definition:

Mag Riallghuis A Connacht form of MacNelis, q.v

Grelish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grelish (15) may also be a first name.

Grelish 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

Grelish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grelish occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grelish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Grelish occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Grelish reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Grelish is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Grelish is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 63 percent reside, Florida, where 32 percent reside and Minnesota, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States Grelish is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 44 percent reside.

Grelish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grelish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grelish surname expanded 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grelish Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Grelish last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grelish earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.99% more than the national average, earning $61,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grealish931,473/
Greelish93209/
Greylish9325/
Graelish9312/
Greslish931/
Grelis92143/
Grelitsch8811/
Greaslish881/
Greylishe880/
Grealis86591/
Grelich86204/
Gralish8678/
Greelis8646/
Grielis8621/
Girlish8611/
Grelois865/
Graelis864/
Grylish863/
Greylis862/
Gyrelis861/
Gerlish860/
Greluis860/
Grolish860/
Greli83133/
Greilich80625/
Greliche80228/
Graylish8033/
Grehlich809/
Greilihs803/
Greislis802/
Grealich801/
Grolisch801/
Greylich801/
Gyrellis801/
Greeliss800/
Greeleis800/
Grelha77123/
Gerlis7786/
Grilis7746/
Gresli7739/
Grylis7721/
Greuli7717/
Greles7712/
Greloi778/
Grelys777/
Grelie776/
Grelia775/
Girlis774/
Gralis772/
Grelui772/
Grieli772/
Grolis771/
Gérlis771/
Ngreli771/
Grelai771/
Greliz770/
Gerlitsch7522/
Greillich752/
Grelihova751/
Greislich750/
Gerlich713,890/
Girlich71327/
Grislis71269/
Greisle7140/
Grelait7135/
Grollis7123/
Greylix7117/
Grölich7112/
Gärlich718/
Grilich714/
Grylich714/
Grieles711/
Greales711/
Geereli711/
Grelicz711/
Gresles711/
Grylais711/
Gerlist711/
Greiliz711/
Ghretli711/
Graylis710/
Greasli710/
Greeliy710/
Greiles710/
Greesli710/
Grela678,827/
Gierlich671,069/
Griselli67332/
Guerlais67292/
Grele67191/
Greisler67156/
Gehrlich67150/
Gröhlich67114/
Gerrlich6797/
Grailich6764/
Grili6759/
Grajlich6742/
Grely6732/
Greselli6727/
Gherlich6710/
Guerlich676/
Grojlich676/
Gryli673/
Greelees672/
Gritelli671/
Grayliss671/
Greeleys671/
Greisley671/
Grecelli671/
Gerelles671/
Grzelaiz671/
Girleise671/
Gruilich670/

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