Grills Surname
Approximately 3,562 people bear this surname
Grills Surname Definition:
A friend renders this surname a grasshopper or cricket (grillus, gryllus, a cricket; in later times perhaps used to designate a locust). But the name is rather from the manor of Grylls or Garles, in Lesneweth, near the rocks called the Gryils or Garles.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,208 | 1:300,049 | 27,679 |
| Australia | 1,132 | 1:23,848 | 3,267 |
| Canada | 830 | 1:44,392 | 5,475 |
| England | 251 | 1:221,984 | 18,690 |
| Northern Ireland | 43 | 1:42,908 | 3,866 |
| Ireland | 38 | 1:123,919 | 6,102 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 71 | 1:62,392 | 4,829 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 280 | 1:87,055 | 9,135 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 199 | 1:252,355 | 20,860 |
Grills Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A friend renders this surname a grasshopper or cricket (grillus, gryllus, a cricket; in later times perhaps used to designate a locust). But the name is rather from the manor of Grylls or Garles, in Lesneweth, near the rocks called the Gryils or Garles. Hence the surname Gryllo.
Grills Demographics
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Grills Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grills Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grills is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grills.
How Common Is The Last Name Grills? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 127,368th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,045,914 people. Grills is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Grills reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,208 people, or 1 in 300,049. In The United States it is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 13 percent reside, Connecticut, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 23 percent reside.
Grills Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Grills has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 46 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grills Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Grills surname is primarily Anglican (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Grills last name are 24.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.37% registered with the political party.
The amount Grills earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $41,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $49,669 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grilles | 92 | 34 | / |
| Griells | 92 | 8 | / |
| Grillse | 92 | 0 | / |
| Grils | 91 | 4 | / |
| Grylls | 83 | 803 | / |
| Grälls | 83 | 62 | / |
| Grölls | 83 | 1 | / |
| Grells | 83 | 0 | / |
| Graells | 77 | 1,429 | / |
| Grelles | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gruells | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grillez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Groells | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grilz | 73 | 459 | / |
| Gröls | 73 | 43 | / |
| Grels | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gryls | 73 | 2 | / |
| Grles | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grüls | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gruelles | 71 | 50 | / |
| Graelles | 71 | 7 | / |
| Groels | 67 | 126 | / |
| Graels | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gruels | 67 | 6 | / |
| Grilce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grelse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graelss | 62 | 1 | / |
| Grölz | 55 | 135 | / |
| Grelz | 55 | 21 | / |
| Groelz | 50 | 54 | / |
| Grelze | 50 | 0 | / |
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