Grindal Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Grindal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grindal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
England1141:488,75531,416
Norway1111:46,3276,632
Australia741:364,80730,412
Wales261:119,0209,008
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Grindal (22) may also be a first name.

Grindal Last Name Facts

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

Grindal is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Grindal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grindal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 601,907th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. Grindal occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Grindal live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 22 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 2,369,013. In The United States Grindal is mostly found in: Maine, where 27 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent reside and Norway, where 22 percent reside.

Grindal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grindal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grindal surname rose 403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 518 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grindal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grindal last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grindal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning 329,362 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.39% more than the national average, earning $52,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 102.79% more than the national average, earning $100,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grindall93368/
Grindahl93196/
Grinndal9334/
Grinddal938/
Grindale932/
Grindaul931/
Grindaal931/
Grndal9210/
Grindhall881/
Grøndal86424/
Gröndal86317/
Grendal86151/
Grindol86105/
Grndahl8625/
Gröndahl801,432/
Grøndahl801,033/
Grendahl80456/
Groendal80117/
Gründahl8098/
Grendall8048/
Gryndahl8034/
Grendale8014/
Grimdahl8010/
Grendhal805/
Griendol800/
Gruendal800/
Grimdale800/
Greendale75299/
Greendahl7538/
Groendahl7536/
Groendaal752/
Grendahle751/
Grendol7121/
Greendaltt714/
Grendole671/
Greendolp630/

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Grindal Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grindal
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