Gressham Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gressham Surname Definition:

A parish in Norfolk.

Gressham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Gressham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gressham Last Name Facts

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

Gressham is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gressham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gressham is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gressham reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gressham is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Gressham is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 100 percent reside.

Gressham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gressham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gressham surname fell 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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