Grimball Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Grimball Surname Definition:

For Grimbald, q.v.

Grimball Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4171:869,20665,973
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Grimball Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Grimbald, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grimball Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grimball occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimball? popularity and diffusion

It is the 703,644th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Grimball reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 417 people, or 1 in 869,206. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 37 percent reside, Louisiana, where 20 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Estonia, where 0 percent reside.

Grimball Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grimball has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grimball surname increased 707 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grimball Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grimball surname are 5.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.33% registered with the party.

Grimball earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,526 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimbal938/
Grumball8894/
Grimvall8811/
Grimbald885/
Gremball881/
Grimbol805/
Grymbal801/
Grumbal801/
Grimbalova783/
Greymbal751/
Grimbold751/
Grinbalt751/
Grinwall750/
Greenball711/
Grynbal6738/
Grnvall6722/
Grnwall675/
Grymbał671/
Grenbal671/

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Grimball Reference & Research

Grimball FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Grimball FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Grimball
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