Grinston Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

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

Grinston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grinston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Grinston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grinston is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grinston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grinston is the 1,152,132nd most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Grinston live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Grinston is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 1,821,402. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 24 percent are found, Missouri, where 18 percent are found and Mississippi, where 17 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Grinston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grinston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grinston last name increased 1,171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grinston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grinston surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Grinston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.99% less than the national average, earning $37,112 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grinstone948/
Grnston931/
Grimston88585/
Grinstan882/
Grimstone82246/
Greenston8225/
Grinstand821/
Greenstone78632/
Grenstan751/
Grimstan751/
Greenstan713/
Grimstand710/
Grenstam635/
Grimstam633/
Grünstam631/
Grennstam5912/
Grünštam508/

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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
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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 Grinston
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