Gresset Surname

305,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Gresset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gresset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0801:61,5038,362
United States551:6,590,162310,708
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Norway151:342,81932,589
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gresset (12) may also be a first name.

Gresset Last Name Facts

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

Gresset occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresset? popularity and diffusion

Gresset is the 305,423rd most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,881,797 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gresset reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Gresset is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name globally It is held by 12 people.

Gresset is most widely held in France, where it is held by 1,080 people, or 1 in 61,503. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 37 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Grand Est, where 14 percent live. Outside of France this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and French Polynesia, where 3 percent live.

Gresset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gresset has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gresset last name expanded 306 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gresset Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gresset surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gresset earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.95% less than the national average, earning 315,110 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.66% less than the national average, earning $38,551 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gressett931,318/
Gresseth93219/
Greusset9317/
Gresseet931/
Gresse921,781/
Greset92163/
Gressette88203/
Griessett884/
Gresseths881/
Grasset865,707/
Grosset864,578/
Gresser862,261/
Greseth86347/
Griesse86229/
Gressie8681/
Gressez8624/
Grisset8623/
Gressey8618/
Greisse865/
Gresett864/
Gresseh862/
Gresseu862/
Gressee861/
Gresete861/
Gressit861/
Greasse860/
Gressei860/
Grese83400/
Grissett802,492/
Grossett801,350/
Grasseth8091/
Greisser8067/
Grassett8062/
Gressitt8047/
Graisset8017/
Grosseth8011/
Grassiet808/
Gruisset807/
Greysser806/
Grosseit803/
Grossedt801/
Greesett801/
Greseett801/
Gresette801/
Gretseth801/
Griessie801/
Grissete801/
Grieseit801/
Greasser800/
Grisseth800/
Griessey800/
Griese778,003/
Griset77605/
Greese77386/
Greser77328/
Grisse77324/
Gressy77211/
Greuse77206/
Greise77192/
Grease77185/
Greses77175/
Grezet77142/
Gressi77113/
Gresis7786/
Graset7765/
Groset7759/
Gresge7723/
Gressa7718/
Gresey7717/
Grecet7712/
Grésse777/
Gressé772/
Gresej771/
Greshe771/
Gresie771/
Gresea770/
Greyse770/
Gresee770/
Grissette75318/
Gresoiste758/
Greiser711,866/
Greaser71820/
Groseth71326/
Grässer71247/
Greciet71246/
Graisse71113/
Grosett7199/
Gressai7143/
Gridset7137/
Greyser7133/
Gresher7132/
Greshes7127/
Grisser7126/
Gressis7125/
Greszes7123/
Grasett7117/
Griessi7114/
Groiset7113/
Griesey7112/
Gretser7111/
Grassit718/
Gresche717/
Grechet717/
Grissey716/
Grissie716/
Greszer716/
Grisett715/
Ghrisse715/
Gresech714/
Gressio714/
Greeser713/
Griseth712/
Greesey712/
Gretseh712/
Grissit712/
Greasey712/
Grisses711/
Grossit711/
Greisis711/
Gresier711/
Gresits711/
Greysis711/
Ghressi711/
Greshey711/
Gresitt710/
Greisie710/
Greassi710/
Greises710/
Greases710/
Grise672,564/
Greze67586/
Griesche67540/
Gresa67493/
Grece6784/
Greytser6774/
Gridseth6760/
Gresy6755/
Grissith6743/
Groisser6742/
Grisette6733/
Grosshed6721/
Graisser6714/
Gryse679/
Grossitt676/
Grissitt674/
Greussay673/
Greisher672/
Grishets671/
Graissie671/
Griscett671/
Grissepp671/
Grissite671/
Groseett671/
Gretsits671/
Greisyte671/
Gruissey670/
Grraseth670/
Grossith670/
Grassitt670/
Graseett670/

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Gresset Reference & Research

Gressett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gressett 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 Gresset
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