Gritchley Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gritchley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gritchley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Gritchley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gritchley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gritchley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gritchley is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Gritchley is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gritchley reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Gritchley is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 33 percent are found, Merseyside, where 33 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 33 percent are found. Not including England it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gritchler890/
Ghrutchley843/
Grisley75334/
Grizley754/
Grichli751/
Grishly750/
Grecley750/
Grizzley7124/
Greisley711/
Gricelle711/
Griesley710/
Graisley710/
Grissley710/
Grizsley710/
Grisle67230/
Greschler67113/
Grizle6710/
Grizly678/
Grisly672/
Gresilley672/
Grésilley671/
Greissley670/
Grizzsley670/

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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
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  • 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 Gritchley
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