Grindle Surname

96,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Grindle 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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Grindle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8911:93,15310,459
England6541:85,1969,342
Canada1141:323,20729,592
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Wales661:46,8874,434
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:91,6379,460
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8371:59,9986,620

Grindle (67) may also be a first name.

Grindle 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

(English) One who came from Grindle (green hill), in Shropshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Grindle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grindle is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Grindle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grindle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 96,740th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,483,017 people. The last name Grindle occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Grindle reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 67 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,891 people, or 1 in 93,153. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 11 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Grindle exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Grindle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grindle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grindle surname increased 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 4 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grindle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grindle surname are 11.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Grindle earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $42,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.54% less than the national average, earning $40,971 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grindley932,656/
Grindler93331/
Grindele93105/
Grindles933/
Grndle920/
Grindelle881/
Grndler867/
Grindly865/
Grendle862/
Grindla861/
Gryndle861/
Gründler802,968/
Grindlay80969/
Grendele80177/
Grendler8072/
Gruendle8015/
Grindlia8014/
Gryndler8013/
Grendley8010/
Griendly801/
Grimdley801/
Grendelle753/
Griendlay751/
Greendley750/
Grendly711/
Grndlich671/
Gründlich639/

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