Grindler Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Grindler Surname Definition:

To grindle is a provincialism for to grind, and the original Mr. Grindler may therefore have been either a miller, or more probably a grinder of edge tools, a grindstone being called a grindle-stone. In Scotland means a granary, and grintal-man one who has the care of the same.

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Grindler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Germany811:993,89568,573
France661:1,006,405112,047
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Grindler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

To grindle is a provincialism for to grind, and the original Mr. Grindler may therefore have been either a miller, or more probably a grinder of edge tools, a grindstone being called a grindle-stone. In Scotland means a granary, and grintal-man one who has the care of the same. Grintal-man and Grindler are possibly synonymous.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Grindler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grindler (Russian: Гриндлер) is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grindler.

How Common Is The Last Name Grindler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grindler is the 833,931st most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Grindler are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Grindler is most common in The United States, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States Grindler is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 23 percent reside, Georgia, where 17 percent reside and Virginia, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.

Grindler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grindler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grindler last name increased 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grindler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grindler last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grindler earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.44% more than the national average, earning $52,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.34% less than the national average, earning $40,571 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Grindler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grindler in the Russian language
Гриндлерgrindler-

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Grindler Reference & Research

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