Grigby Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Grigby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grigby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Grigby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grigby occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Grigby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Grigby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Grigby live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Grigby is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 36 percent reside, Texas, where 18 percent reside and Alabama, where 9 percent reside.

Grigby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grigby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grigby surname contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grigby Last Name Statistics demography

Grigby earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.88% less than the national average, earning $29,391 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grisgby9237/
Grigbey921/
Gregby830/
Grigvy830/
Grugbay77199/
Grigway7712/
Grigbeu777/
Greggby770/
Gregbehy711/
Grigui678/
Grigue675/
Gregbe671/
Gregba671/
Gregway6226/
Greigue625/
Graigue622/
Greigui621/
Gregbeu621/
Griegue621/
Greggbeh572/
G'Riguaa571/
G'Reigui571/
Griqua50396/
Gregui50299/
Grequi50102/
Grecui5037/
Griqwa509/
Grekui504/
Gregue504/
Grique502/
Grikwi501/
Gregwa501/
Grikwa501/

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Grigby Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Grigby
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis