Grigsby Surname

33,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Grigsby Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the homestead belonging to Grig, a pet form of Gregory (watchman).

Grigsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,8491:24,4103,082
Liberia2841:15,5231,620
England2331:239,13319,651
Australia1951:138,43914,922
Canada1101:334,96030,494
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Nicaragua191:316,8993,057
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2001:121,87711,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6071:19,2632,444

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griggsby93117/
Ghrigsby93106/
Grigsbay9316/
Grisgsby9314/
Grigsbey932/
Grigssby931/
Grigsbys931/
Griegsby930/
Grigsboy930/
D'Grigsby881/
Ghrisgsby881/
Griggsbay880/
Gregsby8611/
Grigsba869/
Grigsvy864/
Grygsby861/
Grugsby860/
Greagsby8078/
Grigsbee801/
Gresgsby801/
Greggsby800/
Greegsby800/
Gregsbey800/
Grixby7716/
Greagsbey7544/
Griggsbee750/
Greggsbey750/
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Grigsby Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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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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