Gristy Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

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

Gristy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gresty,' a township in the parish of Wybunbury, Cheshire.

1604. Randle Grastie, of Warford: Wills at Chester.

1624. Elizabeth Lownes, of Grestie, Cheshire: ibid. (1621-50).

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Gristy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Gristy (52) may also be a first name.

Gristy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gresty,' a township in the parish of Wybunbury, Cheshire.

1604. Randle Grastie, of Warford: Wills at Chester.

1624. Elizabeth Lownes, of Grestie, Cheshire: ibid. (1621-50).

1639. Humphrey Greste, of Farnworth: ibid.

1648. Henry Grastye, of Warford, Cheshire; ibid.

Later on the surname assumed new variants:

1692. Elizabeth Greastie, of Macclesfield, widow: Wills at Chester.

1696. Joseph Greasty, of Great Warford, gentleman: ibid.

From Greasty the last change took place, viz. to Gresty, and that, with its own variants, is the form found in the district directories.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Gristy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gristy is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gristy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Gristy is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gristy reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 52 people.

Gristy is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States Gristy is most numerous in: Texas, where 44 percent reside, Tennessee, where 19 percent reside and New Mexico, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Gristy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gristy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gristy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gristy surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.09% registered with the political party.

Gristy earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gristey9293/
Graisty920/
Gresty831,566/
Gristi83200/
Griste8392/
Grista8313/
Ghristi7721/
Grister776/
Greasty772/
Gristie771/
Gristes771/
Grishti771/
Graista771/
Grestey770/
Grestay770/
Gristtuohy751/
Graishta7170/
Grristie7111/
Ghristie712/
Greister712/
Griszter711/
Gristead711/
Graister710/
Grixti671,185/
Gresta67840/
Gresti67165/
Greste6722/
Gresté674/
Gruistead670/

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