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

Grit (Hindi: ग्रीत, Oriya: ଗୀତ) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 216,529^th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,845,671 people. It is primarily 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 frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 16,960 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 899 people, or 1 in 18,784. In The Netherlands Grit is most prevalent in: Drenthe, where 36 percent are found, Gelderland, where 13 percent are found and North Holland, where 12 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in France, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Grit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Grit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grit surname rose 1,353 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grit Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Grit surname are 43.06% more likely to be registered Republicans 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.