Grimm Surname

6,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grimm Surname Definition:

(English, German) Descendant of Grim (mask), the first element of names like Grimbald, Grimkell and Grimulf; the fierce-savage person.

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Grimm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51,6661:1,558125
United States30,3151:11,9561,482
Switzerland2,6831:3,061394
Brazil1,0581:202,3397,777
France1,0371:64,0538,785
Austria1,0151:8,3901,070
Canada8481:43,4505,387
Australia7191:37,5464,906
Russia4101:351,52034,823
Netherlands2501:67,54911,526
Hungary2241:43,8234,672
Denmark2071:27,2692,804
Poland1541:246,81031,280
Czechia1451:73,33412,338
England1351:412,72628,150
Argentina1281:333,93326,358
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Sweden771:127,8809,055
Spain631:742,09631,639
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Ecuador601:265,0978,624
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Japan561:2,282,93429,427
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Belarus421:226,21627,697
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Norway281:183,65321,594
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Romania271:743,62550,353
Chile271:652,46215,367
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Finland191:289,30021,660
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Israel121:713,13647,700
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
China81:170,915,1968,932
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Moldova71:508,76732,975
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Namibia51:481,88011,140
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6881:18,6832,372

Grimm (121) may also be a first name.

Grimm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Descendant of Grim (mask), the first element of names like Grimbald, Grimkell and Grimulf; the fierce-savage person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

See Grimes. The etymon seems to be the Old Norse grimr, grim, fierce.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

The surname Grein or Grimm refers to a green valley, where their ancestors lived.

- victor.grein

Grimm Last Name Facts

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

Grimm (Arabic: جريم, Hindi: ग्रीम, Russian: Гримм) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,147th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 79,095 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Grimm live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grimm is also the 848,089th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 121 people.

The last name Grimm is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 51,666 people, or 1 in 1,558. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Grimm occurs in 95 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Grimm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grimm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grimm last name grew 1,128 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grimm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Grimm surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Catholic (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Grimm surname are 19.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grimm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning 421,831 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,310 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.37% more than the national average, earning R 392,976 per year; in United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $51,649 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimme913,845/
Grimmm911/
Graimm911/
Groimm910/
Greimm910/
Grim8914,700/
Grime803,134/
Greim802,632/
Griem801,290/
Gremm80847/
Graim80109/
Grymm8053/
Grimh8033/
Grihm8029/
Øgrim8024/
Grijm8018/
Ågrim8011/
Ghrim807/
Grhim805/
Grism804/
Grrim801/
Grimd800/
Gruim800/
Grinm800/
Groim800/
Grimmová77178/
Grimmova774/
Gremme73507/
Graime7328/
Griehm7313/
Greime736/
Griemh731/
Grimmehed714/
Grem672,665/
Grimová67405/
Grym67391/
Grimova67277/
Grêm671/
Groisme671/
Graheim671/
Grahaim671/
Graajmm671/

Grimm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grimm in the Hindi language
ग्रीमgrima-
Grimm in the Russian language
Гриммgrimm-
Grimm in the Arabic language
جريمjrym-

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Grimm Reference & Research

Grimm DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Grimm 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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