Grimmond Surname

313,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Guyana

Grimmond Surname Definition:

Grimond. Perthshire surnames. Disguised forms of (Mac)grimmon, which see, with accretionary d. John Griman was witness in Perth, 1534 (Rollok, 1). Anna Grimen in Perth, 1657. John Grimmond in Cottoun of Pitfour, 1665, and Elspeth Grimmon there in 1685 (Dunblane).

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Grimmond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4981:54,2086,661
Guyana2181:3,496641
England1801:309,54523,336
Scotland991:54,0794,572
United States961:3,775,614208,022
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Canada401:921,14070,350
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1141:32,8352,713
England621:393,15123,809
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Grimmond Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Grimond. Perthshire surnames. Disguised forms of (Mac)grimmon, which see, with accretionary d. John Griman was witness in Perth, 1534 (Rollok, 1). Anna Grimen in Perth, 1657. John Grimmond in Cottoun of Pitfour, 1665, and Elspeth Grimmon there in 1685 (Dunblane). James Grimman apud Newmilne of Nairne, 1698 (Inquis., 8024). William Gryman in Auchtergaven, 1698, and Andrew Grimman in Easter Tullyneydies, 1724, and eight more of the name are in record (Dunkeld).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

From the Old Norse, Grimmundr; from the Dutch, Grimmon; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Grimmond Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grimmond is found most frequently in Australia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimmond? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 313,632nd most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,083,093 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Grimmond are found; 46 percent are found in Australasia and 46 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 54,208. In Australia Grimmond is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 54 percent are found, Queensland, where 19 percent are found and South Australia, where 9 percent are found. Besides Australia this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 18 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Grimmond Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grimmond has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Grimmond surname expanded 290 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grimmond Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grimmond surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grimmond earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.97% more than the national average, earning $55,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.27% more than the national average, earning $66,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimond93203/
Grimmon9376/
Grismond8836/
Grimmont8816/
Grummond8815/
Grimmand881/
Grimon861,610/
Grimont801,241/
Grimoin80487/
Grimand80233/
Grismon80169/
Grimone80127/
Gremond8073/
Gritmon8054/
Grimman8028/
Grimong808/
Graimon802/
Grimmom801/
Grumond800/
Grimund800/
Grimonth7532/
Grimmant7530/
Grimontt7525/
Grimmann7511/
Graimont758/
Grimonte753/
Graymond751/
Greymond751/
Grimaund751/
Gremonds750/
Grienmon750/
Greimonn750/
Griman714,947/
Gremon7115/
Grimán7112/
Grimón7110/
Grimounth711/
Grimam711/
Ghreimoun711/
Grymon711/
Griemmann710/
Gremont67906/
Grisman67730/
Greiman67549/
Grinman67411/
Gritman67228/
Grieman67189/
Grumont6779/
Greemon6752/
Grimann6747/
Grumand6727/
Grémont6720/
Gremone6718/
Graiman6710/
Grimane678/
Gresmon674/
Graymon673/
Greymon673/
Grihman672/
Grinmam671/
Grimang671/
Grioman671/
Gremand671/
Grimaum671/
Gremonk670/
Gremman670/

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