Grimbert Surname

267,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Grimbert Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Grimbert' or 'Grimbard'; v. Yonge, ii.' 89. One of the compounds of Grim, which see.

Matilda Grymbard, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Grimbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,3971:47,5476,134
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Grimbert (17) may also be a first name.

Grimbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Grimbert' or 'Grimbard'; v. Yonge, ii.' 89. One of the compounds of Grim, which see.

Matilda Grymbard, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) Fiercely Bright [Teutonic grim(m, fierce + -bert (Old English Old Saxon berht= O.H.Ger. beraht = Goth, bairht-s = Old Norse bjart-r, bright]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grimbert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grimbert occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimbert? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 267,663rd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,994,891 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Grimbert reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 1,397 people, or 1 in 47,547. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 34 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Normandy, where 14 percent reside. Other than France this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Grimbert Last Name Statistics demography

Grimbert earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $52,514 CAD per year.

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