Grisell Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Grisell Surname Definition:

A Saint Grizelda or Grizel occurs in Scotland, though omitted by Camerarius in his list of Scottish saints. Chambers' Pop. Rhymes of Scotland. A less complimentary derivation would be from grisel, the diminutive of the Anglo-Norman gris, a pig.

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Grisell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Grisell (3,115) may also be a first name.

Grisell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Saint Grizelda or Grizel occurs in Scotland, though omitted by Camerarius in his list of Scottish saints. Chambers' Pop. Rhymes of Scotland. A less complimentary derivation would be from grisel, the diminutive of the Anglo-Norman gris, a pig. So we have the vernacular Pigg, Wildbore, and other analogous surnames. See Purcell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Grisell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grisell is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grisell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,055,483rd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Grisell live; 78 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Grisell is also the 129,102nd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 3,115 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 27 percent are found, Connecticut, where 10 percent are found and Indiana, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 9 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Grisell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grisell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grisell last name rose 331 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grisell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grisell last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.18% being registered with the party.

Grisell earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,461 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grissell93229/
Griszell9341/
Griesell937/
Griscell931/
Gruisell930/
Grisesll930/
Grisel922,161/
Griesiell881/
Griesel864,180/
Grishel86245/
Greisel86140/
Grusell86137/
Gritsel86104/
Grissel8683/
Grizell8666/
Gresell8629/
Grysell8613/
Griselt8612/
Gricell867/
Griseld865/
Graisel864/
Gräsell864/
Griosel862/
Griszel861/
Gruisel861/
Grixell860/
Grisl832/
Griessel802,566/
Grizzell801,647/
Greissel8049/
Gressell8029/
Griehsel8019/
Grussell802/
Greisele802/
Greiscel801/
Greasell801/
Greissll801/
Greishel800/
Grischel800/
Grille772,105/
Grelle771,260/
Grießl77409/
Grigel77270/
Grisle77230/
Gräsel77183/
Greisl77128/
Gresel77123/
Grizel77116/
Griesl7743/
Gricel7742/
Greill7720/
Grusel7715/
Greull778/
Gritel775/
Graill774/
Gruill773/
Grisèl771/
Greall770/
Greischel7568/
Grizzeull751/
Griczzell751/
Greedsell751/
Grieschel751/
Gritchell750/
Grygiel716,483/
Graille711,402/
Gressel71959/
Grizzel71413/
Griezel71357/
Gruziel71228/
Griggel71134/
Griessl71132/
Grässel71116/
Greissl7199/
Gryszel7180/
Groisil7179/
Greusel7178/
Gruszel7167/
Greszel7153/
Greißel7152/
Grüssel7150/
Greshel7148/
Grichel7145/
Greisle7140/
Grießel7138/
Grussel7131/
Grislet7127/
Griozel7127/
Gregiel7123/
Griehsl7123/
Greasel7122/
Groissl7114/
Grigiel7113/
Graizel7110/
Grieszl7110/
Grycell719/
Grügiel719/
Grytell716/
Gryseel713/
Griceld713/
Gregell713/
Greigel712/
Greysel712/
Greizel712/
Gretschell711/
Grezell711/
Grealle711/
Gresuel711/
Greiselová711/
Grusiel711/
Groille711/
Grizelt711/
Grysiel711/
Gríselt711/
Greciel711/
Groigel711/
Gretell710/
Greelle710/
Griziel710/
Gruesel710/
Greil673,852/
Grail671,492/
Greul671,132/
Grile67289/
Gresl67242/
Grele67191/
Greßl67157/
Greschel6780/
Greal6766/
Grezl6763/
Grešl6762/
Greyl6751/
Gritl6736/
Gruschel6735/
Grečl6718/
Gräsl679/
Grecl678/
Griceldt678/
Grijgiel676/
Gretszel676/
Grayzell675/
Grilh675/
Gretl674/
Groil672/
Graysill671/
Gruil671/
Grysgiel671/
Gresselt671/
Grgil671/
Graygill671/
Grelh671/
Gryggiel671/
Gryoshel671/
Grüschel671/
Gruessel671/
Greyciel671/
Grechell670/
Gryzzell670/
Gruzzell670/
Greassel670/

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