Grieben Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Grieben Surname Definition:
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.
Read More About This SurnameGrieben Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 164 | 1:490,887 | 42,238 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Grieben Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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).
Grieben Demographics
Average Grieben Salary in
United States
$28,722 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Grieben Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grieben Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grieben is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grieben? popularity and diffusion
The surname Grieben is the 963,821st most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. Grieben occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Grieben are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 490,887. In Germany Grieben is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 37 percent reside, Berlin, where 25 percent reside and Hamburg, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany Grieben occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Grieben Last Name Statistics demography
Grieben earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.44% less than the national average, earning $28,722 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greben | 92 | 2,062 | / |
| Griben | 92 | 34 | / |
| Grebenc | 86 | 713 | / |
| Grebent | 86 | 80 | / |
| Graeben | 86 | 50 | / |
| Groeben | 86 | 37 | / |
| Greeben | 86 | 2 | / |
| Grhiben | 86 | 1 | / |
| Greiben | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gribeen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Greaben | 86 | 0 | / |
| Grueben | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gribienė | 80 | 2 | / |
| Geeriben | 80 | 1 | / |
| Griebing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gruben | 77 | 1,760 | / |
| Grebin | 77 | 736 | / |
| Gribin | 77 | 332 | / |
| Gräben | 77 | 20 | / |
| Grebeń | 77 | 5 | / |
| Grüben | 77 | 2 | / |
| Greebn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Grebem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gribín | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grebeñ | 77 | 1 | / |
| Greubn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grebenova | 75 | 17 | / |
| Grebenová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gribenova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Graebin | 71 | 768 | / |
| Grebing | 71 | 611 | / |
| Grebien | 71 | 537 | / |
| Gribina | 71 | 231 | / |
| Grebina | 71 | 90 | / |
| Grzebin | 71 | 85 | / |
| Gribing | 71 | 16 | / |
| Grimpen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Grébent | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grayben | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grebennova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greabăn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greybem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grebink | 71 | 1 | / |
| Graibin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grybienė | 67 | 636 | / |
| Grzebien | 67 | 185 | / |
| Grebnova | 67 | 139 | / |
| Grubienė | 67 | 89 | / |
| Griewing | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gribnova | 67 | 29 | / |
| Grebehem | 67 | 11 | / |
| Grzhebin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Greibing | 67 | 0 | / |
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