Grible Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brazil

Grible 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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Grible Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Grible 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

Grible Last Name Facts

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

Grible occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grible? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Grible live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 75 percent are found, Virginia, where 13 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.

Grible Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grible has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grible last name contracted 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gribler92331/
Grieble92170/
Gribley9216/
Greible928/
Gruible921/
Griblle921/
Gribles920/
Graible920/
Gribl91177/
Groibler861/
Greibler860/
Graibles860/
Griebley860/
Griebl83739/
Gribel83491/
Gribli83159/
Gräble83133/
Greble83104/
Greibl8379/
Grüble8349/
Gruble8313/
Griebel776,798/
Grübler771,018/
Ghribli77398/
Grebler77253/
Greable7762/
Greblea7746/
Greibel7746/
Grayble7727/
Grebles7711/
Grueble7710/
Grebleş774/
Grimple774/
Gribelt774/
Greeble773/
Ghribil771/
Ghribel771/
Grebleș771/
Gribill771/
Grebley771/
Graibel771/
Greuble771/
Gribael770/
Gribell770/
Gribehl770/
Greyble770/
Grievle770/
Grivler770/
Grubley770/
Grebl7330/
Grebille71180/
Ghreibel7143/
Griebell7122/
Greibill7114/
Greebler7112/
Gribelli718/
Greisbøl717/
Graybler711/
Grebelle711/
Graivlle711/
Greabler710/
Grebel67445/
Gräbel67416/
Grybel67401/
Grebil67353/
Grebla67255/
Grevle6785/
Greblă6779/
Graybelle672/
Grybla671/
Graybille671/
Greivelle671/
Grybil671/
Grébel671/
Grébil671/
Gríbel671/
Grebly670/
Grivly670/
Grubly670/
Greybille670/

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