Gribben Surname

98,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,800 people bear this surname

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

Gribben Surname Definition:

Ó Gribín Widespread in the north-eastern counties of Ulster; where it is found as MacGribben, it is a variant of MacCribbin i.e. Mac Roibin, a Connacht name. Its synonym MacRobin is now very rare. SIF 83

Gribben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4381:252,05823,935
Northern Ireland1,0641:1,734362
England6571:84,8079,308
Scotland5761:9,2951,319
Australia4181:64,5837,740
New Zealand2861:15,8332,768
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Ireland1091:43,2013,310
Wales491:63,1545,613
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4231:10,4721,505
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Scotland971:38,5902,978
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:186,68716,510

Gribben Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Gribín Widespread in the north-eastern counties of Ulster; where it is found as MacGribben, it is a variant of MacCribbin i.e. Mac Roibin, a Connacht name. Its synonym MacRobin is now very rare. SIF 83

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Although Cribben occurs in the official registration returns as having been used as a synonym of Gribben these two names are actually quite distinct. O'Gribben (i.e. Ó Gribín in Irish) belongs almost exclusively to Ulster but is fairly widespread in that province. In 1866 there were 47 births registered for Gribben, Gribben and Gribbon (none with the prefix O) all except two in Ulster, mainly in the five north-eastern counties-the other two were in Co. Mayo; and in 1890, the last year for which such detailed statistics are available, 27 out of the 28 births were in Ulster, 24 of these in Down, Antrim and Armagh. The family has not been prominent in the history of the country, but those who have left their mark belong to those counties: there are, for example, five O'Gribbens among the Jacobites outlawed in 1690 and following years all of Down or Antrim; and two Gaelic scribes of some note in the seventeenth and eighteenth century called Ó Gribín were from Co. Down.

O'Gribbin appears in the Co. Armagh hearth money rolls of 1664-65, as also does MacGribben.

The latter may of course be an example of the not uncommon official confusion between Mac and 0 (especially with names beginning with G, C and K), or it may possibly be an anglicized form of Mag Roibín, a variant of Mac Roibín, whence Cribben. MacRobin as an anglicized form is very rare, if not obsolete, but it occurs in the Galway Book of Survey Distribution (temp. Charles II) and Cribben, which is rare, is found in Co. Mayo, where no doubt Gribben (referred to above in relation to Mayo) is a substitute for it. It may be added that MacRoben and MacRobyn occur in the Fiants of 1566 to 1573 as kern in Co. Louth (twice), and in Counties Carlow and Wexford, though these may not be hereditary surnames; they also appear occasionally in the Inquisitions for Queen's County and Wexford (1604-1628).

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Gribín Widespread in the north-eastern counties of Ulster; where it is found as MacGribben, it is a variant of MacCribbin i.e. Mac Roibin, a Connacht name. Its synonym MacRobin is now very rare. SIF 83

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Gribben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gribben is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gribben? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gribben is the 98,750th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,518,239 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Gribben live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,438 people, or 1 in 252,058. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 22 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Gribben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gribben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gribben surname increased 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 557 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 594 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 74 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gribben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gribben surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gribben last name are 19.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gribben earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.49% more than the national average, earning 461,980 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.38% more than the national average, earning R 290,832 per year; in United States they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $46,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $49,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gribbenn931/
Gribbin863,499/
Grubben86374/
Grebben865/
Grebbien8022/
Gribbing801/
Grebbin7150/
Gribbim711/
Gribbinová711/
Grubbin710/

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