Grindall Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Grindall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Grindall,' a chapelry in the parish of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Roger de Grendale, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Grendale, Yorkshire, ibid.

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Grindall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
England751:742,90741,196
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Grindall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Grindall,' a chapelry in the parish of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Roger de Grendale, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Grendale, Yorkshire, ibid.

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

(English and Scandinavian) 1 Dweller at the Green-Dale [Old Englishgréne = Old Norse grœn + Old English dœl = O.N dal-r] There is a Grindall or Grindale in Yorks; and there are Grindles in Salop and Devon.

2 Grindel and Grendel were A. - Sax. pers. names [cp. Old English (poet.) grindel, a bar, bolt] Grendel was the name of the ogre killed by Beówulf: Wæs se grimma gæst The grim guest was Grendel háten. Grendel called.

Beówulf, 204-5.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A chapelry in Yorkshire.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Grindall Last Name Facts

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

Grindall occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grindall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grindall is the 772,238th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The last name Grindall occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Grindall live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Grindall is most common in The United States, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 1,685,856. In The United States Grindall is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, Minnesota, where 7 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 9 percent live.

Grindall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grindall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grindall surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grindall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Grindall surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grindall surname are 10.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grindall earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning $48,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.31% less than the national average, earning $45,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grindhall941/
Grindal93516/
Grindahl88196/
Grendall8848/
Grinndal8834/
Grinddal888/
Grindale882/
Grindaul881/
Grindaal881/
Grndal8610/
Grøndal80424/
Gröndal80317/
Grendal80151/
Grindol80105/
Grndahl8025/
Gröndahl751,432/
Grøndahl751,033/
Grendahl75456/
Groendal75117/
Gründahl7598/
Gryndahl7534/
Grendale7514/
Grimdahl7510/
Grendhal755/
Griendol750/
Grimdale750/
Gruendal750/
Greendale71299/
Greendahl7138/
Groendahl7136/
Groendaal712/
Grendahle711/
Grendol6721/
Greendaltt674/
Grendole631/
Greendolp590/

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