Gresswell Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gresswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gresswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5121:108,82411,299
Australia711:380,22131,281
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada451:818,79163,991
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:113,90411,075
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gresswell (16) may also be a first name.

Gresswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gresswell occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresswell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 480,002nd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Gresswell reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles. Gresswell is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 108,824. In England Gresswell is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England Gresswell is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Gresswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gresswell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gresswell surname expanded 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 783 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gresswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gresswell surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gresswell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning $38,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $45,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greswell9498/
Gresswel941/
Grieswell8935/
Grisswell8925/
Grasswell8910/
Grosswell892/
Greeswell890/
Greswel884/
Griswell82637/
Graswell820/
Groswell820/
Grasswill78101/
Griswel757/
Graswel754/
Gresuel751/
Grisweld711/
Grizwell710/
Griswill710/
Grizzwell670/
Greisbøl597/
Griswild592/

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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
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  • 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 Gresswell
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