Grindstaff Surname

102,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,600 people bear this surname

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

Grindstaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grindstaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5791:79,1579,033
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5571:90,1599,296

Grindstaff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grindstaff is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Grindstaff.

How Common Is The Last Name Grindstaff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,423rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,584,249 people. The last name Grindstaff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Grindstaff reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,579 people, or 1 in 79,157. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 23 percent are found, North Carolina, where 19 percent are found and Missouri, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Grindstaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grindstaff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grindstaff surname rose 822 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grindstaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grindstaff surname are 35.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

Grindstaff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.83% less than the national average, earning $38,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grindstaf957/
Grindstaaff951/
Grindsteaff951/
Grindsstaff950/
Grimdstaff903/
Grintstaff903/
Grindstasf902/
Grindstoff902/
Grindstafs901/
Grindstaft901/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grindstaff
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