Grenby Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Grenby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grenby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Grenby Last Name Facts

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

Grenby is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Grenby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Grenby are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 93 percent live and Northern Norway, where 7 percent live. Excluding Norway this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Grenby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grenby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Grenby last name fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grenby Last Name Statistics demography

Grenby earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning 339,099 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenby9221/
Grienby920/
Greenbay8617/
Greenbey865/
Greenbuy860/
Greenboy860/
Grønby8313/
Gränby834/
Gremby833/
Grenba832/
Grinby831/
Grenway7740/
Grännby779/
Grinnby775/
Greenbe773/
Grinbey771/
Grenber771/
Greenba771/
Greenway7113,623/
Greenber716/
Greenbie713/
Grennway713/
Greenbez711/
Grembaya711/
Grenbich711/
Greenbee711/
Greenwey710/
Grenbech710/
Grembi671,074/
Gremba6779/
Grimby6718/
Grembe674/
Grenue673/
Greenwayp671/
Greenberh671/

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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
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  • 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 Grenby
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