Grissell Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Grissell Surname Definition:

Grisyl, in the Cornish-British, signifies sharp, keen; Griis or Grys, in the Dutch, is gray; grissel, gray—haired. Grizzle is the old familiar abbreviation of the name Griselda.

Grissell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1011:267,28424,253
United States791:4,588,088240,017
England291:1,921,31276,208
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Grissell (574) may also be a first name.

Grissell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Grisyl, in the Cornish-British, signifies sharp, keen; Griis or Grys, in the Dutch, is gray; grissel, gray—haired. Grizzle is the old familiar abbreviation of the name Griselda.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Grissell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grissell is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grissell? popularity and diffusion

Grissell is the 1,079,669th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Grissell occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Grissell live; 44 percent live in Australasia and 44 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Grissell is also the 349,810th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 574 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 267,284. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 69 percent are found and Queensland, where 31 percent are found. Beside Australia Grissell occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Grissell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grissell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grissell surname rose 658 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grissell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grissell surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

Grissell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning $38,793 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grisell93237/
Grissel9383/
Griessel882,566/
Greissel8849/
Griszell8841/
Gressell8829/
Griesell887/
Grussell882/
Griscell881/
Grisesll880/
Gruisell880/
Grisel862,161/
Griesiell821/
Griesel804,180/
Gressel80959/
Grishel80245/
Greisel80140/
Grusell80137/
Grässel80116/
Gritsel80104/
Grizell8066/
Grüssel8050/
Grussel8031/
Gresell8029/
Grysell8013/
Griselt8012/
Gricell807/
Griseld805/
Graisel804/
Gräsell804/
Griosel802/
Griszel801/
Gruisel801/
Grixell800/
Grizzell751,647/
Griehsel7519/
Greisele752/
Greasell751/
Gresselt751/
Greiscel751/
Gruessel751/
Greassel750/
Grischel750/
Greishel750/
Grille712,105/
Grelle711,260/
Grisle71230/
Gräsel71183/
Greisl71128/
Gresel71123/
Grizel71116/
Greischel7168/
Gricel7142/
Greill7120/
Grusel7115/
Greull718/
Gritel715/
Graill714/
Gruill713/
Greedsell711/
Grisèl711/
Grieschel711/
Gritchell710/
Greall710/
Graille671,402/
Grizzel67413/
Gryszel6780/
Groisil6779/
Greusel6778/
Gruszel6767/
Greszel6753/
Greißel6752/
Greshel6748/
Grichel6745/
Greisle6740/
Grießel6738/
Greasel6722/
Graizel6710/
Grycell679/
Grytell676/
Griceld673/
Gryseel673/
Greizel672/
Greysel672/
Grezell671/
Gretschell671/
Greciel671/
Gressil671/
Grealle671/
Gresuel671/
Greiselová671/
Grusiel671/
Groille671/
Grysiel671/
Gríselt671/
Gretell670/
Greelle670/
Gruesel670/

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