Grillon Surname

165,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Grillon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grillon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,2331:29,7463,635
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Switzerland1281:64,1637,867
Paraguay491:147,6893,066
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
England51:11,143,612252,590
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Grillón (1) are calculated separately.

Grillon (29) may also be a first name.

Grillon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grillon is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Grillón. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grillon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 165,957th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,793,233 people. Grillon occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Grillon are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Grillon is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 2,233 people, or 1 in 29,746. In France it is primarily found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 18 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside. Aside from France it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Grillon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grillon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grillon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grillon surname are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the party.

Grillon earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $43,932 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grillón951/
Grillone93958/
Grillion9363/
Gruillon933/
Grisllon931/
Grllon921/
Grillione887/
Grillonne881/
Grellon861/
Grillom860/
Grellong807/
Grilland803/
Greullon801/
Gruellon801/
Grllang711/
Grelland6786/
Grellane674/
Grellamnn631/
Grland620/
Grålund575/
Geerlund531/
Geerlandt5069/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grillon
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