Grishaw Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

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

Grishaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grishaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Grishaw Last Name Facts

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

Grishaw is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grishaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Grishaw live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States Grishaw is most numerous in: Virginia, where 56 percent live, Indiana, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live.

Grishaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grishaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grishaw last name grew 239 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grishaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grishaw last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Grishaw earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $42,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greishaw9366/
Grisshaw930/
Gridschaw883/
Greshaw8652/
Grishow8643/
Greisaw861/
Grishab861/
Grushaw860/
Grischow80300/
Grishova80215/
Greeshaw80161/
Grayshaw8070/
Greschaw8048/
Greashaw802/
Gritschow750/
Grishov71189/
Grisafe71126/
Grushav7129/
Grushow7128/
Greshow717/
Grissow714/
Grisova713/
Grechaw712/
Grishof711/
Griszów711/
Gruschow67325/
Grüschow67251/
Grisaffe67155/
Griesoph6720/
Grischov677/
Greschow674/
Grayshow673/
Grishoff672/
Gryshova672/
Grissova671/
Gruszhow671/
Grueshow671/
Graisova671/
Greshova671/
Grissoph670/

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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 Grishaw
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