Grimbley Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Grimbley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grimbley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:296,37322,665
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372

Grimbley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grimbley is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Grimbley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimbley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,177,228th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Grimbley are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

Grimbley is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 296,373. In England Grimbley is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 11 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Grimbley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grimbley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Grimbley surname expanded 272 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grimbley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grimbley surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimble93921/
Grimbly93199/
Grumbley88161/
Grinbley882/
Grimbles880/
Grimbelle8223/
Grumble8091/
Gremble802/
Grinble801/
Grembly800/
Grimbûhler781/
Grimblat75224/
Grembler7549/
Grimblad751/
Gremblay751/
Grumblie750/
Grimblatt7128/
Grimbladt716/
Grembla673/

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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 Grimbley
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