Grisby Surname

247,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Grisby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grisby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5121:239,72222,927
Liberia611:72,2716,117
England231:2,422,52489,093
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Grisby (35) may also be a first name.

Grisby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grisby is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grisby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 247,967th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,546,192 people. The surname Grisby occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Grisby reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Grisby is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name globally, held by 35 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,512 people, or 1 in 239,722. In The United States Grisby is primarily found in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Grisby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grisby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 951 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grisby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grisby last name are 0.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.92% registered with the party.

Grisby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.4% less than the national average, earning $32,619 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grishby9231/
Grissby925/
Grisbhy925/
Ghrisby925/
Griesby923/
Grisbey922/
Grgisby922/
Grisbay921/
Gridsby921/
Griby9115/
Grizsbey860/
Grizzsby860/
Grusby8336/
Grixby8316/
Grisba8313/
Gresby8310/
Greiby834/
Grisvy832/
Ghriby832/
Gribey831/
Griboy831/
Gribay831/
Grysby830/
Greasby77254/
Ghreiby7749/
Grisbee7727/
Gribych774/
Ghraiby772/
Graibay771/
Grisbie771/
Gribi733,481/
Griba73569/
Greby73198/
Gribe7383/
Grivy7317/
Gryby731/
Grisbeed710/
Gressbay710/
Ghribi672,849/
Griebe67650/
Gribis67198/
Greibe67165/
Ghriba67140/
Greeby6797/
Gribai6783/
Grebey6776/
Griber6756/
Gribaa6752/
Graibe6748/
Greaby6735/
Grivey6728/
Grebis6725/
Gribet6722/
Griswa6718/
Greiba6712/
Gribez679/
Grebay678/
Graibi678/
Graiba677/
Ghribe676/
Gribej674/
Gribit673/
Grivoy672/
Gribes672/
Greivy671/
Gresbi671/
Gribie671/
Gribeh671/
Greibi671/
Grybyś671/
Grivay671/
Groisbois671/
Gribiz671/
Gruibe671/
Greassbey670/

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Grisby Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Grisby
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis