Grenfell Surname

110,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Grenfell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the green fell'; v. Fell, a great North-English name. The evidence is not in favour of its being a variant of Grenville. In some cases, however, it may be.

Hugo de Grenfell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Grenfell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,4751:18,3022,554
United States1,0831:334,68030,245
England6291:88,5829,600
New Zealand3151:14,3762,523
South Africa2801:193,49220,922
Scotland1321:40,5593,794
Wales1141:27,1452,804
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4601:52,9906,373
Wales261:60,3242,968
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Grenfell (76) may also be a first name.

Grenfell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the green fell'; v. Fell, a great North-English name. The evidence is not in favour of its being a variant of Grenville. In some cases, however, it may be.

Hugo de Grenfell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Grenfell, 1379: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Green Hill [Old Norse grœnn + fiall)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Green Hill” in Scandinavian.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Armorially identified with Granville.

The Norman People (1874)

Grenfell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grenfell (Russian: Гренфелл) is most common in Australia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenfell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 110,882nd most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,739,271 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Grenfell live; 43 percent live in Australasia and 43 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Grenfell is also the 1,107,702nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 76 people.

The surname Grenfell is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 1,475 people, or 1 in 18,302. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 53 percent live, Victoria, where 31 percent live and Queensland, where 6 percent live. Outside of Australia this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Grenfell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grenfell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grenfell surname rose 3,008 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,015 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 438 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grenfell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grenfell surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Grenfell are 0.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grenfell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.92% more than the national average, earning R 299,232 per year; in United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $50,869 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Grenfell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grenfell in the Russian language
Гренфеллgrenfell-

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Grenfell Reference & Research

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