Grice Surname

25,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Grice Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) a nickname from the Pig [Middle English and Dialectal English grice, gryce, gris(e, grys(e a pig; Old Norse gríss (Dano-Norwegian and Swedish gris, a pig] ‘I have no peny’ quod Piers, ‘Pulettes to bugge [buy] Ne neither gees ne grys.

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Grice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7221:30,9213,849
England6,0971:9,1391,335
Australia1,7561:15,3732,182
Canada7121:51,7496,229
New Zealand3461:13,0882,276
Wales2571:12,0411,339
Scotland1121:47,8024,201
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Colombia531:901,3988,853
Liberia331:133,5929,935
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
France61:11,070,454349,096
China51:273,464,31313,838
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0221:8,0661,227
Wales591:26,5831,512
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7801:28,2133,458

Grice (470) may also be a first name.

Grice Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) a nickname from the Pig [Middle English and Dialectal English grice, gryce, gris(e, grys(e a pig; Old Norse gríss (Dano-Norwegian and Swedish gris, a pig] ‘I have no peny’ quod Piers, ‘Pulettes to bugge [buy] Ne neither gees ne grys.’ —Piers Plowman, 4361-3.

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Grey, Grizzled [Anglo-French grys (French gris), Old Saxon and O.H. Ger. grís (Ger. greis] His hackeney, which that was al pomely grys [dapple-grey].— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, G 559.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Grey” (Gris) in Old French.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Old French, A pig. See Purcell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard de Grisy, Normandy, 1180; Richard de Grise, or Grisey, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Eustachius Gris, England, 1189 (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Gris; from the Danish, Greis; from the German, Gries, Greis; from the Flemish, Gries; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Grice Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grice is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Grice click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grice? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,185th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 340,222 people. The surname Grice occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Grice live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Grice is also the 392,739th most widespread first name internationally, held by 470 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11,722 people, or 1 in 30,921. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Grice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grice has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grice surname rose 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 436 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 9 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grice Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grice last name are 9.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grice earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.52% more than the national average, earning R 395,724 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $17,508,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $39,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $52,641 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griche911,231/
Greice9168/
Graice9120/
Gricer9110/
Gricet917/
Griece915/
Gruice911/
Grisce911/
Grices911/
Gricke911/
Gricea911/
Groice910/
Graiche83452/
Greiche83289/
Grioche83190/
Gricher8329/
Graicer8320/
Gøricke8319/
Gritche8310/
Graicke8310/
Greicke834/
Ghriche833/
Gricett832/
Greicey831/
Gricker831/
Grische831/
Grickey830/
Griecke830/
Grichet830/
Grace80126,251/
Gries8011,094/
Grich802,878/
Grise802,564/
Grieß80572/
Grike80472/
Grize80129/
Grieš80115/
Grici8093/
Grece8084/
Gryce8064/
Grica8058/
Griez8050/
Grige808/
Griķe803/
Grèce802/
Gricj801/
Griesche77540/
Groicher77183/
Grischke77183/
Ghraiche7717/
G'Reiche776/
Graitcer775/
Grichkey774/
Grickets774/
G'Raiche771/
Griscett771/
Graicher771/
Graieche771/
Graichez771/
Gritcher771/
Greicker771/
Griese738,003/
Gracey735,979/
Griess731,914/
Grisez73831/
Grecea73823/
Griger73794/
Ghrici73736/
Griset73605/
Graich73581/
Greche73453/
Grieze73374/
Grisey73362/
Grisse73324/
Griser73312/
Grieci73287/
Gruich73284/
Gruica73276/
Grrica73249/
Grisci73202/
Gruici73193/
Greise73192/
Grizer73188/
Greige73186/
Grichi73164/
Greces73151/
Graise73140/
Grisch73140/
Groise73139/
Grayce7393/
Grijze7389/
Greich7386/
Griesa7384/
Grigeľ7369/
Gracea7364/
Graize7356/
Grizey7355/
Grieße7346/
Gregie7344/
Greize7343/
Griesz7332/
Grigie7331/
Greece7328/
Griehs7327/
Gritke7326/
Greicy7325/
Gricai7323/
Greyce7321/
Graige7321/
Grizet7319/
Grecke7319/
Gricci7318/
Gritze7317/
Grecie7317/
Griesy7315/
Griges7314/
Grijch7314/
Grasie7313/
Gricaj7313/
Gricki7313/
Greace7312/
Grisei7312/
Grecer7312/
Grecet7312/
Grizze7310/
Grichy7310/
Gracee738/
Grecce738/
Graica737/
Gryzie737/
Greije736/
Gricay736/
Grises736/
Grisee736/
Ghrich736/
Grigge735/
Grieka735/
Ggrace735/
Griesé735/
Greici735/
Greike734/
Griscy734/
Gracei733/
Graicy733/
Grycke733/
Grauce733/
Gridge732/
Gruike732/
Grieza732/
Graece732/
Graici732/
Graike732/
Grique732/
Grieke732/
Gruise731/
Grygie731/
Groike731/
Greica731/
Greixe731/
Gricca731/
Grikes731/
Grasce731/
Grecse731/
Grecey731/
Gresie731/
Graace731/
Groich731/
Griseh731/
Grizes731/
Grißer731/
Grișcă731/
Grieca731/
Grijeh731/
Grikke731/
Gricis731/
Ghries731/
Ghrica731/
Grijei731/
Grigeh731/
Grecei731/
Griged731/
Groicy731/
Griose730/
Grisie730/
Grikey730/
Grouce730/
Grigea730/
Griske730/
Grizee730/
Grisze730/
Gritscher71154/
Graischer7118/
Grischech711/
Gritchett710/
Grieschey710/
Gris675,622/
Gres674,684/
Grez672,823/
Greß672,022/
Greiser671,866/
Grix67960/
Graichi67865/
Griz67587/
Greisch67507/
Greś67355/
Griesch67307/
Greciet67246/
Grijich67237/
Griesse67229/
Grisier67218/
Graizer67161/
Graiser67144/
Greijer67131/
Grechez67126/
Graisse67113/
Greiger67102/
Grischy6798/
Gressie6781/
Greč6777/
Grigich6777/
Graiger6770/
Griß6757/
Grecher6751/
Graicht6750/
Grickis6747/
Griecci6744/
Grajcer6741/
Gridset6737/
Grittke6734/
Greique6734/
Greizer6732/
Grizich6729/
Graitge6729/
Gruitch6729/
Graishe6729/
Grisser6726/
Grex6725/
Griskey6725/
Grisset6723/
Grauche6720/
Griggie6719/
Griszke6717/
Gritser6714/
Grishey6714/
Griessi6714/
Groiser6713/
Groiset6713/
Groizet6713/
Gräsche6713/
Geerike6713/
Greggie6713/
Griesey6712/
Grizzie6712/
G'Raich6711/
Greches6711/
Greißer6711/
Graichy6710/
Grishke6710/
Grijesh679/
Gräczer679/
Greacea678/
Grecich678/
Griscio678/
Grichay677/
Gryzich677/
Gresche677/
Grechet677/
Greigie677/
Graigie676/
G'Reich676/
Grissey676/
Grissie676/
Grecker676/
Grisett675/
Greisse675/
Ghrisse675/
Grietze675/
Grayche674/
Gritsei674/
Gréciet674/
Groitch674/
Gricajs674/
Grishch674/
Grajcke674/
Gërrica674/
Griesha674/
Grisher673/
Grickih673/
Gridges673/
Gregich673/
Greichi673/
Gridsey673/
Griggey673/
Grouche673/
Gricaja673/
Grizzer673/
Greicht673/
Grecque673/
Grasche672/
Greacey672/
Ghricay672/
Grisket672/
Graisch672/
Grecche672/
Gresich672/
Graicki672/
Gritsey671/
Graisie671/
Grzieka671/
Grisich671/
Grissch671/
Grisses671/
Griszer671/
Gregieh671/
Greyzie671/
Grichai671/
Greacer671/
Grechey671/
Ghricci671/
Ghrisey671/
Gresier671/
Grecier671/
Grausie671/
Griezzi671/
Gristscher671/
Graicis671/
Grechke671/
Gretche671/
Grraise671/
Grisges671/
Gritcai671/
Gritsci671/
Griš671/
Griezay671/
Grigchi671/
Grigets671/
Grezier671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Gricais671/
Grycier671/
Gréchez671/
Ghreich671/
Griekie671/
Ghrichi671/
Greceis671/
Graisee671/
Gritscheer671/
Grricaj671/
Grichid671/
Griczay671/
Griezai671/
Ghreize671/
Grigett670/
Greecer670/
Greisie670/
Graises670/
Grishee670/
Gridger670/
Greises670/
Greczer670/
Greekie670/
Gruisie670/

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