Gribbon Surname
Approximately 1,535 people bear this surname
Gribbon Surname Definition:
(Celtic + Teutonic) for Mac Roibin =Son of Robin: v. Robin [Irish mac, son]
Gribbon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 485 | 1:747,338 | 58,424 |
| England | 279 | 1:199,706 | 17,470 |
| Northern Ireland | 262 | 1:7,042 | 1,234 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Scotland | 142 | 1:37,703 | 3,617 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 258 | 1:17,170 | 2,102 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 105 | 1:35,650 | 2,840 |
| England | 63 | 1:386,911 | 23,603 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
Gribbon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic + Teutonic) for Mac Roibin =Son of Robin: v. Robin [Irish mac, son]
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).
Gribbon Demographics
Average Gribbon Salary in
United States
$50,434 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gribbon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gribbon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gribbon is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gribbon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 256,751st most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,747,587 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Gribbon live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 747,338. In The United States Gribbon is most frequent in: New York, where 20 percent live, New Jersey, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 17 percent live.
Gribbon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gribbon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gribbon last name grew 394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 443 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gribbon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gribbon last name are 4.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.39% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gribbon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $50,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $49,103 CAD per year.
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