Grisham Surname
Approximately 9,575 people bear this surname
Grisham Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Gresham (grazing farm), in Norfolk.
Grisham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,497 | 1:38,166 | 4,711 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,644 | 1:30,547 | 3,687 |
Grisham (51) may also be a first name.
Grisham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Gresham (grazing farm), in Norfolk.
Grisham Demographics
Grisham Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Grisham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grisham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grisham (Hindi: ग्रीशम) is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grisham? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 53,346th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 761,101 people. The surname Grisham occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Grisham reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Grisham is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 51 people.
The last name Grisham is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 9,497 people, or 1 in 38,166. In The United States Grisham is mostly found in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Tennessee, where 11 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
Grisham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Grisham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grisham surname rose 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Grisham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Grisham surname are 9.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.26% registered to vote for the party.
Grisham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.92% less than the national average, earning $39,733 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Grisham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grisham in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्रीशम | grisama | 57.14 |
| ग्रीष्म | grisma | 14.29 |
| ग्रीषम | grisama | 14.29 |
| ग्रिशम | grisama | 14.29 |
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Grisham Reference & Research
Gresham/Grissom/Gris FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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