Grimshaw Surname
Approximately 12,465 people bear this surname
Grimshaw Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Grimshaw (Lancs) = Grim’s Wood [Middle English s(c)hawe, Old English sceaga, a wood] Richard de Grymeschawe.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1284.
Grimshaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,348 | 1:8,777 | 1,273 |
| United States | 3,179 | 1:114,017 | 12,337 |
| Australia | 1,413 | 1:19,105 | 2,644 |
| Canada | 434 | 1:84,898 | 9,423 |
| New Zealand | 229 | 1:19,774 | 3,481 |
| Scotland | 186 | 1:28,784 | 3,020 |
| Wales | 153 | 1:20,226 | 2,148 |
| Northern Ireland | 66 | 1:27,955 | 3,011 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 63 | 1:21,650 | 2,464 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Jersey | 41 | 1:2,420 | 410 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Isle of Man | 34 | 1:2,524 | 513 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 71 | 1:62,392 | 4,829 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,942 | 1:4,932 | 747 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 598 | 1:83,978 | 8,767 |
Grimshaw (17) may also be a first name.
Grimshaw Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Grimshaw (Lancs) = Grim’s Wood [Middle English s(c)hawe, Old English sceaga, a wood] Richard de Grymeschawe.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1284.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Grimshaw: The Grimshaws take their name from a Lancashire township. The family was once widely spread in Pendle Forest, one branch of it dates back to Nicholas Grimshaw of Heyhouses in the time of Elizabeth, and his descendants resided at Oakenshaw, Clayton - les - Moores (W. W.). Some of the mayors of Preston during the latter half of last century, and the early part of the present century, also bore the name of Nicholas Grimshaw (H.).
Grimshaw Demographics
Average Male Grimshaw Height
176.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Grimshaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grimshaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grimshaw is found most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grimshaw? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 41,871st most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 584,641 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Grimshaw reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 6,348 people, or 1 in 8,777. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent are found, Lancashire, where 18 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Grimshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Grimshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Grimshaw surname increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 689 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 510 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Grimshaw Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Grimshaw surname are 7.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.66% being registered with the party.
The amount Grimshaw earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning R 285,708 per year; in United States they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $44,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $52,035 CAD per year.
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Grimshaw Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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