Griscom Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

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

Griscom Surname User-submission:

Gris means 'grey' or 'silver' and combe means 'hill' or 'mound'. It loosely translates to 'grey hill'. Surnames such as this that are derived from a geographic location sometimes denote more affluence. Griscombe is as an extinct village in Wales.

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Griscom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5711:634,77951,112
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Griscom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gris means 'grey' or 'silver' and combe means 'hill' or 'mound'. It loosely translates to 'grey hill'. Surnames such as this that are derived from a geographic location sometimes denote more affluence. Griscombe is as an extinct village in Wales.

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Postulation: From Gris - y - cwm, which means 'steps of the valley' in Welsh. The name is most likely that of a family who were from one of the many stepped valleys in southern Wales. Probably now extinct as many valleys of ancient times have eroded.

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Griscom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griscom occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griscom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Griscom is the 546,987th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. Griscom is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Griscom are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 634,779. In The United States it is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Griscom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Griscom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griscom surname increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griscom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Griscom are 23.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.45% registered to vote for the political party.

Griscom earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning $50,987 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griscome937/
Grisscom930/
Grisom92103/
Griscon8611/
Grisome863/
Griesom863/
Grescom861/
Grisoom861/
Griscum860/
Grischam801/
Griscohn800/
Grishsom800/
Griscone800/
Grisam7760/
Gricon7715/
Gresom772/
Griesam7154/
Griscan719/
Graysom712/
Greisam712/
Greicam711/
Gricone711/
Greskom711/
Greesom711/
Grizzom711/
Grikhom710/
Grishkon671/
Graikoom671/
Groiszum671/
Grescham671/
Greescon671/

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