Grill Surname

35,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Grill Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Grill, the name of several places in Germany and Austria; dweller at the sign of the cricket.

Grill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4,8301:1,763136
United States4,6911:77,2678,840
Germany2,4391:33,0084,353
France5391:123,23318,675
Argentina5011:85,3167,211
Italy2751:222,38831,037
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Czechia1881:56,5619,496
Brazil1761:1,216,33141,961
Sweden1731:56,9184,403
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Poland1081:351,93339,522
Australia981:275,46624,785
Hungary861:114,14310,831
Uruguay551:62,3966,701
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Denmark431:131,27211,828
England351:1,591,94567,242
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
Croatia251:169,14421,748
India221:34,866,608408,224
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Norway71:734,61250,907
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5501:91,3079,387

Grill (194) may also be a first name.

Grill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Grill, the name of several places in Germany and Austria; dweller at the sign of the cricket.

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

During the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, Grills or Grylls was a notable name amongst the gentry and merchants of Tavistock and its neighbourhood (W. T.). The Cornish branch is referred to under that county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Grill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grill (Arabic: جريل) is found most frequently in Austria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grill is the 35,571st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 490,711 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Grill reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Grill is also the 651,944th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 194 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is carried by 4,830 people, or 1 in 1,763. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 30 percent are found, Styria, where 23 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Austria it is found in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Grill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grill last name grew 853 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grill surname are 13.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Grill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.14% more than the national average, earning 474,614 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,617 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.86% more than the national average, earning R 427,404 per year; in United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $54,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griell9151/
Gruill913/
Grilld912/
Grioll911/
Gril891,747/
Grll891/
Grell807,368/
Grüll801,033/
Gröll80645/
Griel80211/
Gryll8083/
Gräll8075/
Griol8029/
Grilh805/
Grisl802/
Gruil801/
Grgil801/
Grűll801/
Grillová77206/
Grillova772/
Grl7540/
Graell731,493/
Groell73643/
Gruell73486/
Griehl73377/
Grellt7311/
Greull738/
Grzyll738/
Greell733/
Grriel731/
Grrell731/
Grel67788/
Gryl67419/
Grilová675/
Grül673/
Gröl672/
Grilova672/
Ghrl671/
Ggrl671/
Qgrl671/
Gïrl671/

Grill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grill in the Arabic language
جريلjryl-

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