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

Grissell is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Grissell.

How Common Is The Last Name Grissell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grissell is the 1,079,669th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Grissell occurs mostly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Grissell are found; 44 percent are found in Australasia and 44 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 349,810th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 574 people.

The surname Grissell is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 267,284. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 69 percent reside and Queensland, where 31 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Grissell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grissell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 658 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grissell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grissell are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for 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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