Grinstead Surname

115,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,979 people bear this surname

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

Grinstead Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Grinstead = the Green Stead or Place [Old English gréne + stede] There has prob. been some confusion with Grimstead, q.v.

Grinstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3741:107,42711,762
England3801:146,62614,112
Australia941:287,18825,495
Canada551:669,92054,285
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belize11:355,4743,977
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3511:69,4457,817
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4501:111,59711,091

Grinstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Grinstead = the Green Stead or Place [Old English gréne + stede] There has prob. been some confusion with Grimstead, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grinstead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grinstead is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grinstead? popularity and diffusion

Grinstead is the 115,950th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,831,502 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Grinstead are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Grinstead is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,374 people, or 1 in 107,427. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Grinstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grinstead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grinstead surname expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grinstead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grinstead are 24.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grinstead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 381.27% more than the national average, earning R 1,143,680 per year; in United States they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $43,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning $65,020 CAD per year.

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