Grinnan Surname

582,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Grinnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grinnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5201:697,03655,176
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Grinnan Last Name Facts

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

Grinnan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grinnan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grinnan is the 582,011th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,520,493 people. The surname Grinnan is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Grinnan are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 520 people, or 1 in 697,036. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 25 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Grinnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grinnan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grinnan last name grew 598 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grinnan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Grinnan surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.4% registered to vote for the party.

Grinnan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning $52,614 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grennan862,964/
Grinnon8643/
Grinnam861/
Grnan832/
Greennan802/
Gringnon801/
Grennon71268/
Grennam712/
Gremnan710/
Greennon672/
Greemnan670/
Grønaasen638/
Grnham624/
Grgnon621/
Grrnham571/

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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 Grinnan
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