Griswood Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Griswood Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Swine-Wood [v. under Grice, and + English wood, Old English wudu]

Griswood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Griswood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Swine-Wood [v. under Grice, and + English wood, Old English wudu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Griswood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griswood has its highest incidence in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Griswood.

How Common Is The Last Name Griswood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Griswood live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most frequent in: Essex, where 55 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Griswood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griswood has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Griswood last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griswood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Griswood surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Griswood earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.54% more than the national average, earning $55,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griswod931/
Greswood881/
Grixwood880/
Griswoid880/
Griwodz8024/
Greasewood7813/
Griwo778/
Greewood7532/
Greywood7514/
Graywood754/
Griswa7118/
Grivod711/
Grewod711/
Greewwood711/
Grisuo711/
Grisbo710/
Griwotz675/
Greisbo671/

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