Grimsdottir Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Grimsdottir Surname User-submission:
The Grimsdottir surname means 'daughter of Grimur'. Grimir can mean 'masks'.
Grimsdottir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Grímsdóttir (168) are calculated separately.
Grimsdottir Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Grimsdottir surname means 'daughter of Grimur'. Grimir can mean 'masks'.
- ibraheroGrimsdottir Demographics
Average Grimsdottir Salary in
Norway
242,253 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Grimsdottir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grimsdottir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grimsdottir has its highest incidence in Iceland. It can be rendered as: Grímsdóttir. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grimsdottir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Grimsdottir reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most widely held in Iceland, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 38,009. In Iceland Grimsdottir is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 90 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 10 percent live. Besides Iceland this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 24 percent live and Sweden, where 12 percent live.
Grimsdottir Last Name Statistics demography
Grimsdottir earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 30% less than the national average, earning 242,253 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grímsdóttir | 94 | 168 | / |
| Gromsdotter | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gormsdóttir | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kramesteter | 55 | 18 | / |
| Kramasteter | 55 | 16 | / |
| Cramesteter | 55 | 3 | / |
| Cramastetter | 52 | 3 | / |
| Cramestetter | 52 | 1 | / |
| Carmos Dutra | 52 | 1 | / |
| Groemstedder | 52 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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