Grinning Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Grinning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grinning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Grinning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grinning occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grinning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Grinning are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Grinning is mostly found in: Arkansas, where 71 percent reside, Illinois, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 14 percent reside.

Grinning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grinning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grinning surname expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grinning Last Name Statistics demography

Grinning earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $32,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grinnings9418/
Grnning9330/
Grinnin933/
Grønning881,209/
Grenning88213/
Grynning8825/
Grönning8819/
Grünning8818/
Grinnion881/
Grinneng880/
Grning8616/
Groenning825/
Greenning820/
Grinnen80142/
Grøning804/
Grennin802/
Grønneng7511/
Grøneng67248/
Grennen6777/
Greennen630/

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Grinning Reference & Research

Greening FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Greening FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Grinning
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis