Grist Surname

89,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Grist Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) for the French Griset = Grey [French gris, grey + the diminutive suff, -et: v. under Grissel]

Grist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2881:24,3523,362
United States1,7261:209,99920,542
Australia5731:47,1135,896
Canada3961:93,04410,181
Wales2271:13,6321,497
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Ireland291:162,3777,171
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Yemen151:1,761,68612,726
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Jersey71:14,1722,872
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3891:17,5492,543
Wales681:23,0651,326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6491:77,3798,221

Grist (17) may also be a first name.

Grist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) for the French Griset = Grey [French gris, grey + the diminutive suff, -et: v. under Grissel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grist Last Name Facts

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

Grist (Russian: Грист) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grist.

How Common Is The Last Name Grist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,040th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,351,799 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Grist live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. Grist is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Grist is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 2,288 people, or 1 in 24,352. In England it is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Kent, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England it is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Grist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grist has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Grist last name expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 334 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 363 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grist Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Grist surname is primarily Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grist last name are 17.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.26% registered with the party.

The amount Grist earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.59% more than the national average, earning R 386,364 per year; in United States they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $41,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,625 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griest911,113/
Ghrist91668/
Greist91227/
Griste9192/
Grists919/
Gristh910/
Gris895,622/
Grit891,895/
Groiset8313/
Grisstt832/
Ghriest830/
Graisth830/
Gries8011,094/
Grish804,840/
Greis804,160/
Grise802,564/
Griot801,553/
Ghris801,047/
Gruis80971/
Griss80821/
Grais80758/
Gritt80703/
Grois80463/
Grait80371/
Griet80288/
Grest80277/
Gruit80181/
Grust80146/
Grijs8067/
Grite8043/
Grisz8037/
Grios8036/
Gryst8027/
Ghrit8027/
Ngris8025/
Greit8024/
Gritė8012/
Groit8011/
Griët8010/
Grith808/
Grgis804/
Grisp801/
Gridt801/
Graisset7717/
Gruisset777/
Gristová771/
Gri751,586/
Greiss732,459/
Ghrith732,062/
Griess731,914/
Gritte731,345/
Groiss731,072/
Ghrais73918/
Ghriss73455/
Grisse73324/
Graiss73249/
Greish73211/
Greest73198/
Greise73192/
Gruijs73157/
Graise73140/
Grisch73140/
Groise73139/
Greite73136/
Geeris73119/
Greisz73103/
Griott7393/
Gruitt7378/
Gruits7368/
Groihs7357/
Grusdt7352/
Griesz7332/
Griehs7327/
Greste7322/
Gruest7314/
Groisz7312/
Grgish733/
Greihs733/
Graish732/
Graitz732/
Ghreis732/
Greits731/
Graith731/
Gruise731/
Grisce731/
Grisgy731/
Grissp731/
Gresth731/
Grieth731/
Groish731/
Graite731/
Graits731/
Grioss731/
Greith731/
Gruith731/
Grégis731/
Ghries731/
Grestz730/
Gruite730/
Gruish730/
Griett730/
Grhoit730/
Grisze730/
Gres674,684/
Grid673,826/
Grys671,652/
Grip671,484/
Grix67960/
Grai67829/
Grio67695/
Gret67613/
Griz67587/
Greisch67507/
Grie67413/
Griesch67307/
Gryt67299/
Grei67175/
Grii67175/
Grih67142/
Gräs67119/
Graisse67113/
Ngri6761/
Griß6757/
Grui6756/
Graicht6750/
Grhi6743/
Geerish6743/
Gruitch6729/
Graishe6729/
Grisová6728/
Grès6718/
Gëri6717/
Groi6712/
Ghri6711/
Gritche6710/
Grij6710/
Gőri678/
Greisse675/
Ghrisse675/
Griy674/
Graiszh674/
Grêt674/
Groitch674/
Grishch674/
Greicht673/
Graisch672/
Grri672/
Grés672/
Ggri672/
Gritova671/
Gruitte671/
Grissch671/
Grestch671/
Gh'riss671/
Ghreiss671/
Ghresht671/
Grische671/
Graitte671/
Grraise671/
Gritová671/
Griëtte671/
Griš671/
Grzi671/
Grét671/
Geergis671/
Grjt671/
Gryi671/
Greithe670/

Grist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grist in the Russian language
Гристgrist-

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