Grenier Surname

10,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Grenier Surname Definition:

(French) One who operated a granary.

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Grenier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada24,7361:1,490126
France16,5051:4,024310
United States8,6601:41,8545,140
Belgium5331:21,5703,354
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Switzerland1181:69,6018,338
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Australia801:337,44628,659
England701:795,97243,050
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Cuba541:213,3844,419
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Israel211:407,50632,346
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Austria101:851,54467,454
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:126,17812,177

The alternate forms: Greniér (1) & Grénier (1) are calculated separately.

Grenier (75) may also be a first name.

Grenier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who operated a granary.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Grenier is a French Canadian altered form of the French surname Garnier.

- amaniguzel

This surname means 'attic' or 'loft'.

- jusgre

Grenier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grenier is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Greniér or Grénier. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grenier is the 10,912th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 141,599 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Grenier reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Grenier is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 75 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 24,736 people, or 1 in 1,490. In Canada Grenier is most frequent in: Quebec, where 86 percent live, Ontario, where 7 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Aside from Canada this last name exists in 73 countries. It is also found in France, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Grenier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grenier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,176 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 778 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grenier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grenier last name are 7.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Grenier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.98% less than the national average, earning $41,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greniér951/
Grénier951/
Greenier93445/
Groenier93116/
Greinier9330/
Greanier9314/
Grienier937/
Greniere933/
Gregnier932/
Grenieer931/
Greunier931/
Grenie92250/
Grener92141/
Greenhier881/
Greiner8640,118/
Granier8613,115/
Greener864,808/
Groener861,195/
Griener86792/
Gronier86780/
Grenert86284/
Greyner86157/
Grenyer86138/
Greuner86129/
Gernier8690/
Grenger8660/
Grinier8646/
Gregner8645/
Greaner8642/
Greenie8631/
Gretner8630/
Grenior8613/
Graener8612/
Greniez8611/
Gresner867/
Greneir862/
Grenire862/
Grenere862/
Greneur862/
Grrenie861/
Grenies861/
Grienie861/
Grenher861/
Grenoer861/
Grenoir861/
Greynie861/
Greinir860/
Grenear860/
Greenir860/
Greanie860/
Greinert801,729/
Guernier80786/
Gronnier80559/
Greenyer80249/
Greenert80199/
Greisner80146/
Greitner8089/
Greynert8062/
Grettner8060/
Gresnyer8054/
Grenauer8031/
Greinger806/
Grannier806/
Grainier805/
Greeniee805/
Gregnert804/
Greenejr803/
Grenerth803/
Grethner803/
Greysner802/
Greatner801/
Kgreener801/
Granieir801/
Greinner801/
Greinyer801/
Greniaee801/
Graynier801/
Greanert801/
Greeneir801/
Greeneur801/
Greenger801/
Greenijr801/
Girnierd801/
Greenesr801/
Greineer801/
Greinere801/
Gryngier801/
Gretnert801/
Greanger800/
Grignier800/
Greigner800/
Greenerd800/
Griniere800/
Greeniet800/
Griner776,689/
Groner773,528/
Graner772,973/
Gröner772,358/
Gryner77207/
Grinie77133/
Grenge7753/
Grenié7737/
Gräner777/
Gréner776/
Grenji775/
Gregne773/
Granir772/
Grenye772/
Grenje772/
Grenée772/
Grynie771/
Grinir770/
Gronir770/
Greenauer75106/
Grienauer7542/
Grynagier7513/
Greinhert753/
Grenahuer753/
Grenerová753/
Guerniere752/
Grenerova751/
Greeneird751/
Greeneyer750/
Greenherd750/
Greenhair750/
Ghergnier750/
Grzenia711,588/
Grainer71601/
Gringer71486/
Grinyer71462/
Grönert71427/
Granner71417/
Grajner71374/
Gronner71239/
Grenaae71103/
Grahner71101/
Gritner7178/
Grytner7178/
Greinerová7175/
Gränert7160/
Grayner7139/
Greinegger7127/
Graaner7126/
Grinere7126/
Grigner7125/
Girgner7122/
Grisner7116/
Grinert7116/
Grohner7115/
Grynyer7112/
Greenjr7112/
Groyner7111/
Gröhner7111/
Grönger719/
Greenheart718/
Granjer718/
Granair714/
Gränger714/
Groëner713/
Granher712/
Greenhauer711/
Grineer711/
Grenour711/
Greenhe711/
Graneer711/
Grynert711/
Graniér711/
Greeneé711/
Grenjea711/
Grinoir711/
Grioner711/
Grinior710/
Grinies710/
Grannir710/
Gronyer710/
Groiner710/
Gringie710/
Greenegger710/
Gremjer710/
Grainger6724,047/
Grittner67964/
Grajnert67367/
Gringoir6768/
Graynert6726/
Greenaae6712/
Grainert677/
Grynauer675/
Gridtner674/
Gőringer674/
Granheir673/
Graigner672/
Graineer671/
Granjeir671/
Grojnert671/
Gryttner671/
Groinger670/
Ghringer670/
Graisner670/
Greenour670/
Griniett670/
Grainyer670/
Grainjer670/

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