Gribb Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

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

Gribb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gribb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gribb Last Name Facts

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

Gribb (Russian: Грибб) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gribb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,194,481st most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Gribb live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gribb is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 18 percent reside, Wyoming, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Gribb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gribb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gribb last name grew 860 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gribb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gribb last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Gribb earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 29.58% less than the national average, earning 243,695 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning R 213,096 per year and in United States they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $39,582 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gribbs9138/
Gribbh910/
Greibb910/
Grisbbs830/
Grubb8025,646/
Grebb80188/
Grybb8041/
Grübb8021/
Grebbs736/
Grebbss670/
Grivvs551/

Gribb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gribb in the Russian language
Гриббgribb-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gribb
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