Griswald Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

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

Griswald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griswald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:117,06011,494

Griswald Last Name Facts

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

Griswald occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griswald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,409,418th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. Griswald occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Griswald reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Griswald is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 2,552,528. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Griswald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griswald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griswald surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griswald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griswald last name are 22.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.97% registered to vote for the political party.

Griswald earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.47% less than the national average, earning $31,727 USD per year.

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Griswald Reference & Research

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Griswold FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Griswald
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