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 surname Gresswell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gresswell.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresswell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 480,002nd most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Gresswell live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

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

Gresswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Gresswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gresswell surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered with 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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