Grimstone Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Grimstone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Grimston' or 'Grimstone.' There are three townships named Grimston in Yorkshire, also a parish near York city. Also two parishes named Grimstone, one in Lincolnshire, the other in Norfolk.

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Grimstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:412,72628,150
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Australia371:729,61448,196
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Grimstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Grimston' or 'Grimstone.' There are three townships named Grimston in Yorkshire, also a parish near York city. Also two parishes named Grimstone, one in Lincolnshire, the other in Norfolk. The northern localities seem to have originated the surname.

Adam de Grinneston, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Grinneston, Yorkshire, ibid.

Godfrey de Grimeston, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Johannes de Grymeston, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas de Grymston, 1379: ibid.

William de Grimeston, 16 Edward Il: Freemen of York.

1636. Baptised — Harbot Kell (sic), the sonne of Sir Henrey Grimston, and the lady Margeritt his wif: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Grimstone = Grim’s Stone (Castle, Boundary-Mark, &c.) [Old English stán = Old Norse steinn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Several places bear this designation, four of them in Yorkshire, the ancient and present abode of the family. The pedigree is traced to Sylvester, who is traditionally said to have attended the Conqueror from Normandy in the capacity of standard-bearer: He settled at Grimston, and held his lands of the Lord Rosse, and he or his immediate descendants took the Dame of De Grymeston. B.L.G. His posterity have been resident there from the period of the Conquest. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Grimstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grimstone occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimstone? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,025,894th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Grimstone reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Grimstone is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 412,726. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 19 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Durham, where 13 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Grimstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grimstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Grimstone surname rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimston94585/
Grinstone898/
Grismston890/
Grinston82208/
Grimstan821/
Grimstand780/
Grnston751/
Greenstone74632/
Grimstam713/
Grinstan712/
Greenston6725/
Grinstand671/
Grenstan591/
Greenstan563/

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