Gripper Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

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

Gripper Surname Definition:

Ralph de Griperia, Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Gripper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5031:720,59456,697
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Gripper (14) may also be a first name.

Gripper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ralph de Griperia, Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Gripper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gripper has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gripper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gripper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 524,446th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,773,095 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Gripper live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 14 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 503 people, or 1 in 720,594. In The United States Gripper is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and North Carolina, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Gripper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gripper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gripper last name increased 1,324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gripper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gripper last name are 31.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Gripper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.36% more than the national average, earning R 340,668 per year; in United States they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $42,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning $44,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grippier936/
Greipper931/
Grippe92664/
Griper9215/
Grupper86139/
Grepper86126/
Grieper8651/
Greiper8624/
Grisper864/
Gripert862/
Grippie862/
Grippea861/
Grippey860/
Gripe83313/
Grispher801/
Greppier800/
Grippa772,647/
Grippi771,523/
Gräper77810/
Grispe77115/
Gruper7765/
Greppe7753/
Grippy7719/
Griepe7711/
Gripes777/
Graipe772/
Greper770/
Grajper71275/
Grepier7147/
Grippay7143/
Grijspeert7129/
Graippa7127/
Grippai715/
Grisppi714/
Grijspeerd714/
Grijspeere713/
Grippio712/
Graipet711/
Greuper711/
Greeper711/
Gritpet711/
Grieppa710/
Grepher710/
Griphey710/
Gripeth710/
Gripa67964/
Grepe67101/
Grijspeerdt6737/
Gripi6715/
Grepfert673/
Graipech672/
Grippich672/
Grajpert671/
Graypher671/
Gripj671/
Gritpeth671/
Grippith670/

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