Gripp Surname

140,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Norway

Gripp Surname User-submission:

The surname Gripp comes from the Old High German word graban, meaning 'to dig'. It has received association over time with the Middle German word grippen, meaning 'steep incline', and the German name Griffith, meaning 'strong Grip'.

Gripp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,4031:152,5835,841
United States1,0141:357,45531,912
Germany5761:139,76616,949
Norway481:107,13114,344
Canada431:856,87466,382
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Hungary121:818,02342,199
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Gripp (17) may also be a first name.

Gripp Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gripp comes from the Old High German word graban, meaning 'to dig'. It has received association over time with the Middle German word grippen, meaning 'steep incline', and the German name Griffith, meaning 'strong Grip'.

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Gripp Last Name Facts

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

Gripp (Russian: Грипп) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gripp? popularity and diffusion

Gripp is the 140,397th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,292,402 people. Gripp occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gripp are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,403 people, or 1 in 152,583. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 51 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 20 percent live and São Paulo, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Gripp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gripp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gripp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gripp last name are 3.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Gripp earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.72% less than the national average, earning 263,988 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning $42,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.49% less than the national average, earning $39,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grippe91664/
Griepp91199/
Greipp9159/
Gripps9116/
Grip891,484/
Griep804,264/
Gripe80313/
Grijp80225/
Griph80134/
Grepp8097/
Grips8061/
Grypp8029/
Grihp8014/
Greip8012/
Ghrip809/
Grisp801/
Graip800/
Gri751,586/
Grispe73115/
Grepps7359/
Greppe7353/
Graipe732/
Greepp731/
Grissp731/
Grib6711,814/
Gris675,622/
Grid673,826/
Grit671,895/
Grai67829/
Grio67695/
Griz67587/
Gryp67496/
Grie67413/
Grei67175/
Grii67175/
Grih67142/
Grep6797/
Ngri6761/
Griß6757/
Grui6756/
Grhi6743/
Griv6738/
Gëri6717/
Groi6712/
Ghri6711/
Grij6710/
Gőri678/
Griy674/
Grri672/
Ggri672/
Gripová671/
Gripova671/
Gryi671/
Grjp671/
Grzi671/
Griš671/

Gripp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gripp in the Russian language
Гриппgripp-

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