Grieveson Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Grieveson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grieveson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6331:88,0229,558
Canada801:460,57039,784
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Wales81:386,81619,671
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1671:145,96013,001

Grieveson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grieveson is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grieveson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 429,441st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,075,400 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Grieveson are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 633 people, or 1 in 88,022. In England Grieveson is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 24 percent are found, Durham, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Grieveson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grieveson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Grieveson surname grew 379 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grieveson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Grieveson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 236.44% more than the national average, earning R 799,500 per year and in Canada they earn 15.33% more than the national average, earning $57,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greiveson8914/
Greaveson891/
Greeveson891/
Grievison890/
Greavesson841/
Grivison829/
Greavison677/
Greybyson671/
Griethuijsen5724/
Gruythuisen501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grieveson
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