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

The last name Grits (Russian: Гриц) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 322,477^th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 6,298,657 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Grits are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Grits is also the 1,807,719^th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 33 people.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 262,042. In Russia it is mostly found in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 17 percent live, Primorsky Krai, where 9 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 7 percent live. Besides Russia this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 44 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Grits Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grits surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Grits surname are 17.81% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 64.58% being registered with the political party.

Grits earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.34% more than the national average, earning $56,670 USD per year.