Gritten Surname

304,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guyana

Gritten Surname Definition:

For Gretton q.v.

Gritten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6451:331,89812,767
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
England1061:525,64232,946
Guyana491:15,5562,085
Canada431:856,87466,382
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Wales151:206,30213,003
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
France81:8,302,840321,660
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Gritten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Gretton q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gritten Last Name Facts

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

Gritten (Russian: Гриттен) occurs most in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gritten.

How Common Is The Last Name Gritten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gritten is the 304,684th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,862,869 people. Gritten is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gritten reside; 57 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Gritten is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 645 people, or 1 in 331,898. In Brazil Gritten is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 88 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 9 percent reside and São Paulo, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Gritten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gritten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gritten last name increased 421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gritten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gritten surname are 26.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.02% registered with the party.

The amount Gritten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.41% less than the national average, earning R 103,584 per year; in United States they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $45,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $47,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griten92216/
Grytten86554/
Grieten86528/
Greiten86226/
Gretten8691/
Grittem8690/
Grithen8619/
Grittin8618/
Grutten864/
Grütten862/
Gristen861/
Gridten861/
Gritenn861/
Gritienė809/
Gritting801/
Greithen800/
Grettenn800/
Grettien800/
Greten77607/
Grüten7738/
Gritem7713/
Grisen779/
Gräten776/
Gruten772/
Gritin771/
Grethen711,156/
Greisen711,065/
Grissen71471/
Grijsen71363/
Gruisen71149/
Grichen7170/
Gristin715/
Grettin712/
Grehten712/
Grition711/
Graisen711/
Gricent711/
Grueten711/
Gretien711/
Gruthen711/
Gritina711/
Grithin711/
Graicen710/
Greyten710/
Grayten710/
Grine6714,152/
Grein677,249/
Grain674,080/
Graichen672,700/
Grene671,269/
Grgin67352/
Greyn67211/
Gruin67189/
Grytting67136/
Grean67119/
Gresienė6755/
Griñe6751/
Greichen6747/
Grijn6733/
Groin6732/
Graythen6721/
Geerißen6710/
Greun675/
Grytienė673/
Grichenk672/
Grhin671/
Grinh671/
Grechten671/
Grischen670/
Grhen670/

Gritten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gritten in the Russian language
Гриттенgritten-

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