Grisewood Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Grisewood Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Swine-Wood [v. under Grice, and + English wood, Old English wudu]

Grisewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
England561:994,96549,531
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Wales61:515,75523,171
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Grisewood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Swine-Wood [v. under Grice, and + English wood, Old English wudu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grisewood Last Name Facts

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

Grisewood is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grisewood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grisewood is the 1,011,991st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Grisewood live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States Grisewood is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 53 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Grisewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grisewood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grisewood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grisewood are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grisewood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $47,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gresewood890/
Gricewood890/
Greasewood8413/
Gritseva59274/
Grisheva5972/
Griseeva591/
Grischeva5614/
Grisheeva5612/
Gritseeva562/
Grittseva561/
Gruitseva561/
Griziwotz561/
Grishcheva5379/
Grischyova534/
Greseva50366/
Griževa5078/
Gregebo5037/
Grijeva507/
Griceva502/
Grigeva501/

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