Grinling Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Grinling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grinling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Grinling (37) may also be a first name.

Grinling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grinling is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grinling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grinling is the 2,436,415th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Grinling reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Grinling is primarily concentrated in: West Sussex, where 26 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 15 percent reside and Suffolk, where 15 percent reside. Aside from England Grinling is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Grinling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grinling has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Grinling
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