Grimely Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Grimely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Grimely Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Grimely Demographics

Grimely Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 17 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Grimely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grimely occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimely? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Grimely occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Grimely reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is mostly found in: Durham, where 75 percent live and Shropshire, where 25 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Grimely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grimely has changed over time. In The United States it declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grimely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (41%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimeley931/
Grimesly930/
Grimesley880/
Grimeli8620/
Grimily861/
Grimelid80108/
Grimeler8011/
Grimelis801/
Grimiley800/
Grimila7110/
Grimile711/
Grimaila6728/
Grimilia672/
Grimayla672/
Greemeli670/
Gremelich631/
Grimitliht598/
Gremila579/
Gremilea531/
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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
  • 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 Grimely
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