Grilly Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Grilly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grilly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France811:820,03498,127
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Grilly (15) may also be a first name.

Grilly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grilly is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grilly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grilly is the 1,333,288th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Grilly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Grilly reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name globally, held by 15 people.

Grilly is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 820,034. In France Grilly is mostly found in: Normandy, where 37 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent live and Réunion, where 17 percent live. Aside from France this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Grilly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grilly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grilly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grilly surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.95% registered with the party.

Grilly earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.7% more than the national average, earning $55,532 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grilley92428/
Grielly921/
Grilli8317,487/
Grille832,105/
Grilla83109/
Grelly8312/
Grölly837/
Grillé835/
Grillet775,853/
Grillea77255/
Grillis77183/
Griller77175/
Grillia77124/
Grilles7734/
Griolli7732/
Grelley7726/
Grillie7716/
Grillai7710/
Grilliz773/
Grilled773/
Grielli771/
Grillée771/
Griolle771/
Greelly771/
Grillio771/
Grillez771/
Grislle770/
Ghrly731/
Grley730/
Grillett71154/
Grillich7127/
Grilletz712/
Grilllet712/
Grelly's711/
Grella674,969/
Grelle671,260/
Grelli671,028/
Grylli67489/
Grölle6763/
Grylla6722/
Grylle672/
Grellé671/
Grhloy671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grilly
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