Gribbell Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Gribbell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Grimbald,' a once familiar personal name in England. Gribble is the modern accepted surnominal form, although the more correct Grimble exists. Grimbald, a Saxon saint, was a monk of St.

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Gribbell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Chile691:255,3117,659
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
France101:6,642,272293,169
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gribbell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Grimbald,' a once familiar personal name in England. Gribble is the modern accepted surnominal form, although the more correct Grimble exists. Grimbald, a Saxon saint, was a monk of St. Omer, but placed at Oxford by King Alfred. Amongst the benefactorsof Conishead Priory, in Furness, was 'Jordan, fil. Hugh, fil. Grimbald' (West's Ant. of Furness). Grimbald of Plessis joined a rebellion against Duke William (Freeman's Norman Conq. ii. 244).

Grimbaldns Aurifaber, Wiltshire: Domesday.

Grimbald or Grinbaud Pancefot, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gregory Grimbawd, Oxfordshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Gribbell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gribbell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gribbell? popularity and diffusion

Gribbell is the 1,214,709th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gribbell live; 49 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

Gribbell is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Gribbell is primarily found in: Michigan, where 30 percent live, California, where 21 percent live and Massachusetts, where 15 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 36 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Gribbell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gribbell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gribbell last name increased 8,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gribbell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gribbell surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gribbell last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.11% registered with the party.

Gribbell earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $43,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gribbel9335/
Grebbell8819/
Gribbl862/
Gruebbell822/
Gribble808,697/
Grübbel8030/
Grebbel801/
Gruebbel7560/
Ghribble753/
Grebble670/
Grewbel670/

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