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
Average Male Grigsby Height
177.06 cm
Average Female Grigsby Height
168.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Grigsby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grigsby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grigsby occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grigsby? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 33,611th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 461,295 people. The surname is primarily found 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. Grigsby is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 64 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 14,849 people, or 1 in 24,410. In The United States Grigsby is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Grigsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Grigsby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grigsby last name grew 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grigsby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Grigsby last name are 15.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.69% being registered to vote for the political 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
- 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 Grigsby
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