Grigor Surname

99,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Grigor Surname Definition:

A form of Gregor, which see. The Grigors of the north are chiefly descendants of some 300 Macgregors whom the earl of Moray transplanted in 1624 to the north, from his estates in Monteith, to oppose the Mackintoshes (Scots notes and queries, II, p.

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Grigor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,5741:12,7561,626
Russia6031:239,01025,526
Moldova5351:6,6571,061
Scotland3651:14,6681,857
Australia2981:90,59010,393
Argentina2531:168,94614,195
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
England1831:304,47023,072
Canada1791:205,84120,025
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Lithuania551:55,1748,688
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Kyrgyzstan261:229,71721,940
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Israel171:503,39037,521
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Armenia151:195,3455,399
France111:6,038,429280,838
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3131:11,9591,453
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Grigor (20,791) may also be a first name.

Grigor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Gregor, which see. The Grigors of the north are chiefly descendants of some 300 Macgregors whom the earl of Moray transplanted in 1624 to the north, from his estates in Monteith, to oppose the Mackintoshes (Scots notes and queries, II, p. 144).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Gregor.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grigor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grigor (Georgian: გრიგორ, Russian: Григор) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 99,426th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,530,675 people. The surname Grigor is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Grigor reside; 54 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 36,737th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 20,791 people.

The last name Grigor is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 1,574 people, or 1 in 12,756. In Romania Grigor is mostly concentrated in: Maramureș County, where 75 percent reside, Satu Mare County, where 10 percent reside and Timiș County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Romania Grigor exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Moldova, where 11 percent reside.

Grigor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grigor has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 495 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grigor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Grigor last name are 10.68% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grigor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.54% more than the national average, earning R 431,412 per year; in United States they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $40,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $50,594 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grigore9245,095/
Grigord927/
Grigorz924/
Greigor922/
Griegor921/
Grigour921/
Griggor920/
Greingor8613/
Grigoire863/
Graingor862/
Greigour861/
Gregor8320,162/
Grigar83532/
Grygor8334/
Grigár838/
Grégor833/
Grigur831/
Grugor830/
Grigorowa802/
Gregore77785/
Gregoor77435/
Gregoir77391/
Greggor77207/
Gregorz77136/
Greagor7797/
Greegor7797/
Greygor7782/
Graygor7743/
Grégoir7721/
Gregord777/
Greigur776/
Cgregor776/
Gregort774/
Grégore773/
Grzegor772/
Grègoir771/
Grigure771/
Grigart771/
Griegar771/
Greigar771/
Gregour771/
Gregoire7146,932/
Grégoire713,279/
Grzegorz71939/
Grègoire7119/
Gregorre718/
Gregoirr712/
Greggore711/
Greeygor711/
Ncgregor711/
Grzegorr711/
Griggard710/
Graingar710/
Greegore710/
Grygar671,085/
Gregar67315/
Gregur67245/
Gregorova6792/
Grigarova674/
Grygorova673/
Grugar672/
Grregoire671/
Gregór671/
Gregoirre671/
Greggoire671/
Grigárová671/

Grigor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grigor in the Georgian language
გრიგორgrigor-
Grigor in the Russian language
Григорgrigor-

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