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Where Does The Last Name Grit Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Grit (Hindi: ग्रीत, Oriya: ଗୀତ) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grit? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 216,529^th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,845,671 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Grit are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 42,602^nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 16,960 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 899 people, or 1 in 18,784. In The Netherlands Grit is primarily found in: Drenthe, where 36 percent live, Gelderland, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Grit occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in France, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Grit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Grit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grit surname grew 1,353 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grit Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Grit last name are 43.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 89.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Grit earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $48,840 CAD per year.