Grigsby Surname
Approximately 15,798 people bear this surname
Grigsby Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the homestead belonging to Grig, a pet form of Gregory (watchman).
Grigsby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,849 | 1:24,410 | 3,082 |
| Liberia | 284 | 1:15,523 | 1,620 |
| England | 233 | 1:239,133 | 19,651 |
| Australia | 195 | 1:138,439 | 14,922 |
| Canada | 110 | 1:334,960 | 30,494 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 1:316,899 | 3,057 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 200 | 1:121,877 | 11,575 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,607 | 1:19,263 | 2,444 |
Grigsby (64) may also be a first name.
Grigsby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the homestead belonging to Grig, a pet form of Gregory (watchman).
Grigsby Demographics
Grigsby Political Affiliation
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Grigsby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grigsby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Grigsby is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grigsby? popularity and diffusion
The surname Grigsby is the 33,611th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 461,295 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Grigsby are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequent first name internationally, held by 64 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 14,849 people, or 1 in 24,410. In The United States Grigsby is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Grigsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Grigsby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grigsby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Grigsby last name are 15.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.69% being registered with the party.
The amount Grigsby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $55,865 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griggsby | 93 | 117 | / |
| Ghrigsby | 93 | 106 | / |
| Grigsbay | 93 | 16 | / |
| Grisgsby | 93 | 14 | / |
| Grigsbey | 93 | 2 | / |
| Grigssby | 93 | 1 | / |
| Grigsbys | 93 | 1 | / |
| Griegsby | 93 | 0 | / |
| Grigsboy | 93 | 0 | / |
| D'Grigsby | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ghrisgsby | 88 | 1 | / |
| Griggsbay | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gregsby | 86 | 11 | / |
| Grigsba | 86 | 9 | / |
| Grigsvy | 86 | 4 | / |
| Grygsby | 86 | 1 | / |
| Grugsby | 86 | 0 | / |
| Greagsby | 80 | 78 | / |
| Grigsbee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gresgsby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greggsby | 80 | 0 | / |
| Greegsby | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gregsbey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grixby | 77 | 16 | / |
| Greagsbey | 75 | 44 | / |
| Griggsbee | 75 | 0 | / |
| Greggsbey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Greaksby | 67 | 1 | / |
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Grigsby 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
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grigsby
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