Grittin Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Grittin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grittin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128

Grittin (19) may also be a first name.

Grittin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grittin is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grittin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Grittin reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles. Grittin is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

Grittin is most numerous in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 167,731. In Northern Ireland it is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Other than Northern Ireland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Grittin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grittin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Grittin surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grittin Last Name Statistics demography

Grittin earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.44% less than the national average, earning $24,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gritting931/
Gritin921/
Gritten861,243/
Gristin865/
Grettin862/
Grition861/
Gritina861/
Grithin861/
Grytting80136/
Gritienė809/
Grettien800/
Griten77216/
Grisin77208/
Gretin7715/
Gricin778/
Grutin772/
Grichting75571/
Greatting7562/
Grytten71554/
Grieten71528/
Greiten71226/
Grissin71198/
Gryting71107/
Gretten7191/
Grittem7190/
Grichin7173/
Gruicin7142/
Gretina7129/
Grithen7119/
Grisink718/
Graisin717/
Greting715/
Griszin715/
Greisin714/
Grethin714/
Grutten714/
Grütten712/
Gritenn711/
Gretien711/
Griscin711/
Grising711/
Gristen711/
Gridten711/
Grisind710/
Grisinn710/
Grine6714,152/
Grein677,249/
Grain674,080/
Greising67537/
Grgin67352/
Gruin67189/
Grischin6775/
Greißing6741/
Grijn6733/
Groin6732/
Grissing6718/
Greeting6710/
Grytienė673/
Greating672/
Graissin672/
Grishcin672/
Grrichin671/
Grinh671/
Grhin671/
Gresting671/
Gredtion671/
Graytion671/
Grettenn670/
Greithen670/
Grehting670/

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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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  • 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 Grittin
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