Grille Surname

198,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Grille Surname Definition:

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

Grille Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5811:80,4686,937
France3961:167,73426,106
Germany3831:210,19723,856
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Uruguay1421:24,1672,825
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
Chile1171:150,5685,147
Cuba561:205,7634,314
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Grillé (5) are calculated separately.

Grille (56) may also be a first name.

Grille 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

Grille Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grille occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Grillé. Click here for further possible spellings of Grille.

How Common Is The Last Name Grille? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grille is the 198,621st most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,462,017 people. Grille occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Grille are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 28 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Grille is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 56 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 80,468. In Spain Grille is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 78 percent are found, Madrid, where 6 percent are found and Catalonia, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.

Grille Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grille has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grille surname grew 1,124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grille Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grille surname are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% being registered with the party.

Grille earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.62% more than the national average, earning $53,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grillé945/
Grillet925,853/
Graille921,402/
Grilley92428/
Grillea92255/
Griller92175/
Grilles9234/
Grillie9216/
Grilled923/
Groille921/
Griolle921/
Grillée921/
Grillez921/
Grislle920/
Grile91289/
Grillett86154/
Grilletz862/
Grilllet862/
Grilli8317,487/
Grelle831,260/
Grisle83230/
Grilly83168/
Grilla83109/
Grölle8363/
Greile8343/
Graile8323/
Greill8320/
Grilhe8315/
Graill834/
Gruill833/
Grylle832/
Groile831/
Grle80137/
Grellet771,281/
Gröller77693/
Greller77554/
Grisell77237/
Grillis77183/
Gruelle77158/
Grailhe77143/
Grillia77124/
Groelle7789/
Gritlet7754/
Greisle7740/
Griolli7732/
Grelley7726/
Grelles7724/
Grillai7710/
Gricell777/
Grilliz773/
Grellie773/
Grillio771/
Graelle771/
Greulle771/
Grealle771/
Grellee771/
Grielli771/
Grielly771/
Grüller771/
Greelle770/
Greil733,852/
Grail731,492/
Grele73191/
Gritl7336/
Gryle7314/
Grilh735/
Groil732/
Gruil731/
Grgil731/
Grles731/
Grlee731/
Grlej731/
Grlet731/
Grler731/
Grley730/
Grissell71229/
Grillich7127/
Gritlett715/
Graysill711/
Gresller711/
Grellett710/
Gruisell710/
Grisesll710/
Grella674,969/
Grisel672,161/
Grelli671,028/
Gresle67516/
Grylli67489/
Groitl67173/
Gresil67153/
Greisl67128/
Greitl6750/
Gricel6742/
Greilh6725/
Grylla6722/
Greillová6712/
Grelly6712/
Greele678/
Greull678/
Gørler678/
Grölly677/
Gritel675/
Grysle674/
Gruijl674/
Graitl674/
Grésil673/
Grecil672/
Grayle672/
Groyle671/
Gricil671/
Grellé671/
Grisèl671/
Greihl670/
Greall670/
Greild670/
Greyle670/

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