Grimason Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Grimason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grimason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1811:10,1941,612
Scotland901:59,4874,887
United States891:4,072,572219,877
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1111:39,9093,651
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Grimason Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grimason occurs more in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimason? popularity and diffusion

Grimason is the 648,005th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Grimason live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

Grimason is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 10,194. In Northern Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Northern Ireland Grimason occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Grimason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grimason has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name expanded 9,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 989 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 530 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grimason Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Grimason surname is predominantly Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grimason surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Grimason earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $41,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,081 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimmason941/
Grimeson886/
Grimoson881/
Gremason880/
Grimmeison7810/
Grimeisen715/
Grimmeisen67462/
Grimmeissen6343/
Grimeißen592/
Gremeisen590/
Grimmeißen5695/

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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 Grimason
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