Grisar Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

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

Grisar Surname User-submission:

The Grisar surname has two possible origins, one from gray hair, another from stone masonry.

Grisar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Belgium1071:107,44516,114
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
France101:6,642,272293,169
Austria91:946,15970,786
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Grisar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Grisar surname has two possible origins, one from gray hair, another from stone masonry.

- aemege2008

Grisar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grisar is held by more people 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 Grisar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 699,651st most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. The last name Grisar is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Grisar reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 2,552,528. In The United States Grisar is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 39 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Nevada, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and Belgium, where 25 percent live.

Grisar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grisar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grisar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grisar are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.69% registered with the party.

Grisar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.37% more than the national average, earning $51,077 USD per year.

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