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
Grimshaw is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grimshaw? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 41,871st most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 584,641 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Grimshaw are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. Grimshaw is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 17 people.
The last name Grimshaw is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 6,348 people, or 1 in 8,777. In England Grimshaw is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent live, Lancashire, where 18 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Grimshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Grimshaw has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 689 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 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 Grimshaw surname is primarily Anglican (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States Grimshaw are 7.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.66% being registered with the political 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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