Grimsby Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Grimsby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Grimsby= Grim’s Dwelling [Old Norse by-r] And for that Grim that place aute [owned], The stede of Grim the name laute [took], So that Grimesbi calleth alle That ther-ofte speken alle, And so shulen men callen it ay Bituene this and domesday.

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Grimsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Norway1201:42,8526,130
England871:640,43737,483
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales41:773,63329,106
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Grimsby (11) may also be a first name.

Grimsby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Grimsby= Grim’s Dwelling [Old Norse by-r] And for that Grim that place aute [owned], The stede of Grim the name laute [took], So that Grimesbi calleth alle That ther-ofte speken alle, And so shulen men callen it ay Bituene this and domesday.— Havelok the Dane, 743-8.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A borough in Lincolnshire, England, on the Humber, so named from the appearance of the place or the character of the people. Grim, Saxon, fierce, rough, ugly, and by, a town—or the village or town of Grimm, the owner or founder.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Grimsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grimsby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 623,516th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Grimsby reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Grimsby is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 1,388,732. In The United States Grimsby is most common in: California, where 21 percent reside, Washington, where 16 percent reside and Minnesota, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 24 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Grimsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grimsby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grimsby last name expanded 1,864 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grimsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grimsby surname are 4.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Grimsby earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 11.05% less than the national average, earning 307,848 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $39,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimsbo86186/
Grimsbø8663/
Gramsby8616/
Grimsbu8614/
Grumsby863/
Crimsby861/
Grinsby860/
Gremsby860/
Grimsway800/
Crumsby712/
Grensby711/
Cromsby711/
Groomsb711/
Grumsub711/
Cramsby710/
Grmsbie710/
Karimsab6732/
Grimsved677/
Gramsbie670/
Grimsuet670/
Grimsuett630/

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