Grindon Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Grindon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Grindon = the Green Down or Hill [Old English gréne + dún] Grindon, Staffs, occurs in Domesday Book as Grendone.

Grindon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:574,41334,909
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Grindon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Grindon = the Green Down or Hill [Old English gréne + dún] Grindon, Staffs, occurs in Domesday Book as Grendone.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Stafford and Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Grindon Last Name Facts

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

Grindon occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grindon? popularity and diffusion

Grindon is the 1,194,481st most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Grindon live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

Grindon is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 574,413. In England it is most common in: Staffordshire, where 25 percent live, Somerset, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Grindon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grindon has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grindon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Grindon last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grindon last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Grindon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning $48,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.65% less than the national average, earning $43,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grindond932/
Grendon86370/
Hgrndon861/
Grimdon860/
Grindan860/
Grendone801/
Grindang801/
Grendom712/
Grøndum571/
Grimdam570/
Gryndaum531/
Greendaum502/

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