Grenfield Surname

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

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Grenfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grenfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
England41:13,929,515290,718
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Grenfield (28) may also be a first name.

Grenfield Last Name Facts

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

Grenfield has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Grenfield reside; 41 percent reside in Southern Africa and 41 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Grenfield is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 28 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 64 percent reside and Western Cape, where 36 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Slovakia, where 15 percent reside.

Grenfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grenfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grenfield last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grenfield Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Grenfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 226.98% more than the national average, earning R 777,036 per year and in United States they earn 59.1% less than the national average, earning $17,646 USD per year.

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Grenfield Reference & Research

Grenfell History - A website covering the origin of the name, distribution, migration, extracts from original records and more.

Grenfell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Grenfield
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