Grimov Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Grimov Surname User-submission:
Most likely, the surname Grimov goes back to the ancient Slavic name Grim, which was borrowed by the Russians from the Varangians. Translated from Scandinavian, grim means 'night', 'serious', 'dark' or 'helmet', 'mask'. Such Scandinavian names were very popular among members of princely families and princely squads.
Read More About This SurnameGrimov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 250 | 1:576,492 | 51,385 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Grimov Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Most likely, the surname Grimov goes back to the ancient Slavic name Grim, which was borrowed by the Russians from the Varangians. Translated from Scandinavian, grim means 'night', 'serious', 'dark' or 'helmet', 'mask'. Such Scandinavian names were very popular among members of princely families and princely squads. Therefore, it is entirely permissible to believe that the Scandinavian names could have belonged not to the Scandinavians proper, that is, that the choice of a name was determined more socially than ethnically. So, in the agreement with the Greeks in 945, concluded by the ambassadors of Prince Igor and members of his family, among others, an ambassador named Grim is mentioned.
The first surnames in Russia began to be transmitted and consolidated in the 15th – 16th centuries and, as a rule, indicated a person's belonging to a particular family. These were possessive adjectives with the suffixes -ov / -ev, -in, initially indicating the nickname of the father. So the descendants of a man nicknamed Grim received the surname Grimov.
According to another version, the surname Grimov is a Russified version of the German surname Grim. It, in turn, originates from a similar nickname, which comes from the German word grim (strict, serious). Accordingly, this nickname reflected the character traits of the ancestor.
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Grimov Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Grimov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grimov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grimov (Russian: Гримов) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grimov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 948,111th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. Grimov is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Grimov are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 576,492. In Russia Grimov is most common in: Stavropol Krai, where 16 percent reside, Republic of Dagestan, where 16 percent reside and Kursk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Russia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside and Moldova, where 2 percent reside.
Grimov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Grimov are 8.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55% registered with the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Grimov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grimov in the Russian language | ||
| Гримов | grimov | - |
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