Grindale Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Grindale Surname Definition:

Or Percy. Edmond G., Archbishop of Canterbury, was son of William G., who settled, on the dissolution of the Monasteries, near St. Bees. There were others of the name in London, Hunts, and especially in York, where Grindale or Grendale, afterwards Handale, was situated.

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Grindale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Grindale (3) may also be a first name.

Grindale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Percy. Edmond G., Archbishop of Canterbury, was son of William G., who settled, on the dissolution of the Monasteries, near St. Bees. There were others of the name in London, Hunts, and especially in York, where Grindale or Grendale, afterwards Handale, was situated. This place belonged to a branch of the Percys. Richard de Percy was younger son of William I. de Percy (Mon. Angl. i. 74), and brother of Alan de P. He obtained from his father Dunsley, Lofthouse (in which Grendale was situated) and other estates. he had, 1. Ralph de Grendale, 2. William de Percy, 3. Walter Fitz-Richard. The second gave lands at Dunsley to Whitby Abbey (Mon. i. 74). Ralph de Grendal was father of Ralph, both living at the foundation of Bridlington Priory. Walter, their younger brother, succeeded, and, 1165, with his uncle William de Percy, held a knight’s fee from William, son of Alan de Percy (Lib. Niger). From Walter de Grendale descended the G.s of the North, of whom Walter de Grendale was returned in 1300 as possessing an estate above 40 l. per ann. in York, &c., and was summoned by writ for military service in Scotland, and in 1312 was summoned by writ to the Parliament of York as a baron of the realm. The arms of Grendale were, a cross moline, flory, or pattée, which was also the coat of a branch of the Percys (Robson).

The Norman People (1874)

Grindale Last Name Facts

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

Grindale is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grindale? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Grindale live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Grindale is also the 7,463,778th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 3 people.

Grindale is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 50 percent are found and Texas, where 50 percent are found.

Grindale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grindale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grindale last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Grendal80151/
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Grndahl8025/
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Grøndahl751,033/
Grendahl75456/
Grendele75177/
Groendal75117/
Gründahl7598/
Grendall7548/
Gryndahl7534/
Grimdahl7510/
Grindilä757/
Grendhal755/
Grendole751/
Griendol750/
Gruendal750/
Greendahl7138/
Groendahl7136/
Groendaal712/
Grendol6721/
Greendaltt674/
Greendolp590/
Grzędała501/

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