Gribbin Surname

129,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gribbin Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Teutonic) for Mac Roibin =Son of Robin: v. Robin [Irish mac, son]

Gribbin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5711:230,71922,219
England8761:63,6057,448
Australia4121:65,5247,833
Northern Ireland2681:6,8841,212
Scotland1691:31,6793,205
Canada461:800,99162,809
Ireland331:142,6956,688
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Isle of Man161:5,3641,196
France91:7,380,302306,885
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3781:11,7191,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2281:106,91010,610
Scotland881:42,5373,150
Isle of Man111:4,934490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

Gribbin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Teutonic) for Mac Roibin =Son of Robin: v. Robin [Irish mac, son]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Gribbin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gribbin (Russian: Гриббин) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gribbin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gribbin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 129,346th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,082,751 people. The last name Gribbin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Gribbin are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gribbin is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,571 people, or 1 in 230,719. In The United States Gribbin is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Gribbin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gribbin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gribbin last name expanded 701 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 384 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gribbin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gribbin last name is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gribbin surname are 13.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gribbin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning R 168,864 per year; in United States they earn 21.99% more than the national average, earning $52,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $49,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gribbing931/
Gribben864,800/
Grebbin8650/
Gribbim861/
Grubbin860/
Gribbinová821/
Grebbien8022/
Gribbenn801/
Grubben71374/
Grebben715/

Gribbin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gribbin in the Russian language
Гриббинgribbin-

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