Grigorev Surname

5,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Grigorev Surname User-submission:

Version 1. What does the surname Grigoryev mean?

The basis of the surname Grigoryev was the church name Grigory. The baptismal male name Gregory in Greek means 'awake, not sleeping, alert'. One of the patrons of this name is considered St.

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Grigorev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia93,2431:1,546116
Kazakhstan1,6961:10,4261,623
Belarus1,5261:6,226861
Uzbekistan2721:113,7106,700
Kyrgyzstan2701:22,1213,795
Transnistria1601:2,967469
Moldova1471:24,2274,027
Turkmenistan1301:42,224800
Armenia361:81,3943,182
Georgia321:117,0489,412
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Tajikistan251:335,4682,548
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Azerbaijan181:536,06210,041
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Grigorev Surname Meaning

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Version 1. What does the surname Grigoryev mean?

The basis of the surname Grigoryev was the church name Grigory. The baptismal male name Gregory in Greek means 'awake, not sleeping, alert'. One of the patrons of this name is considered St. Gregory, the Patriarch of Antioch, who became famous for his piety, modesty and desire to make the life of believers, especially people from the people, less difficult. The Slavs believed that if you give the child the name of a saint or a great martyr, then his life will be bright and he will easily overcome all difficulties, because there is an invisible connection between the name and destiny of a person. Several noble families of the Grigoryevs are known in the history of Russia, one of the most ancient originates from Merkul Ignatievich and his youngest son Emelyan. This genus of the Grigorievs is recorded in the VI part of the genealogical books of the Kursk and Moscow provinces. Another ancient genus of the Grigoryevs is the offspring of the life partner Fedor Grigoryevich Grigoryev, recorded in the first part of the genealogy book of the Yaroslavl province (General Herbovnik, part III). Among the well-known representatives of the surname are Vasily Vasilievich Grigoriev (1816-1881), an orientalist who was originally a nobleman of the Vladimir province; Pyotr Grigoryevich Grigoryev (1807-1854), Russian actor and playwright.

Version 2. The history of the origin of the surname Grigoryev.

In the first hundred of the most common Russian surnames, this one occupies the fourteenth position. The Orthodox name Gregory (from the Greek 'awake') was always among his favorite names, he was willingly given to both princes and peasants. Most 'related' surnames are formed from numerous derivative forms of this name: Grigorkin, Grigorov, Grigorovich, Grigorushkin, Grikin, Grinev, Grinevetsky, Grinivetsky, Grinin, Grinikhin, Grinishin, Grinkov, Grinnikov, Grintsov, Grinchenko, Grinchik, Grinkov, Grinchuk, Grinyakin , Grikhanov, Grikhnov, Gritsay, Gritsevets, Gritsenko, Gritskov, Gritsuk, Gritsunov, Grichaev, Grichukhin, Grishagin, Grishaev, Grishakin, Grishakov, Grishanin, Grishankov, Grishanov, Grishev, Grishenkov, Grishechkin, Grishin, Grishinov, Grishkin , Grishmanov, Grishukov, Grishunin, Grishukhin, Grischuk.

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Grigorev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grigorev (Georgian: გრიგორევი, Russian: Григорьев) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigorev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,771st most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 74,580 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Grigorev live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 93,243 people, or 1 in 1,546. In Russia Grigorev is primarily found in: Chuvash Republic, where 7 percent reside, Moscow, where 6 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Grigorev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Orthodox (84%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Grigorev last name are 9.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.87% being registered with the political party.

Grigorev earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.8% more than the national average, earning $68,521 USD per year.

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Grigorev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grigorev in the Georgian language
გრიგორევიgrigorevi-
Grigorev in the Russian language
Григорьевgrigorev-

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