Grinsted Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Denmark

Grinsted Surname Definition:

Parishes in Sussex.

Grinsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2971:187,60316,709
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Denmark1001:56,4475,764
Australia531:509,35338,491
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:165,81914,183
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Grinsted Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Parishes in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Grinstead; a location name in Kent, Sussex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Grinsted Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grinsted is most common in England. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grinsted? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 502,491st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,143,037 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Grinsted live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 187,603. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Devon, where 12 percent are found and East Sussex, where 7 percent are found. Besides England Grinsted occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Denmark, where 15 percent are found.

Grinsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grinsted has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 249 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grinsted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grinsted surname are 42.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 89.66% registered with the party.

The amount Grinsted earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $46,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning $44,789 CAD per year.

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