Gritty Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Gritty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gritty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gritty (63) may also be a first name.

Gritty Last Name Facts

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

Gritty is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gritty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Gritty occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gritty are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 63 people.

The surname Gritty is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,688,426. In England Gritty is most common in: Hertfordshire, where 48 percent are found, Suffolk, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 15 percent are found. Apart from England Gritty exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Gritty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gritty has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gritty last name rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graitty920/
Grittey920/
Grity911/
Gritti8310,447/
Gritte831,345/
Gritta83495/
Gritit8390/
Gretty8354/
Gruity8316/
Gritay832/
Griety830/
Graity830/
Gritter771,491/
Griotti77567/
Griette77246/
Gristey7793/
Grittit7727/
Grittes7721/
Grittis7712/
Grittie779/
Grittez773/
Griotte772/
Gritith771/
Graitta771/
Grgetty771/
Geerity771/
Grittiz771/
Graitte771/
Greatty771/
Griëtte771/
Gruitte771/
Gristtuohy751/
Grita73831/
Griti7363/
Grite7343/
Grety7314/
Greitter718/
Grittith715/
Gruitted711/
Gritaitė711/
Grittish711/
Grittich711/
Gritteth711/
Gritthes710/
Gruita67581/
Grieta67366/
Grette67242/
Gristi67200/
Gretti67157/
Greite67136/
Griste6792/
Groita6783/
Grites6772/
Gritis6760/
Griter6746/
Gritai6726/
Grytte6716/
Greita6713/
Griete6712/
Gretta6711/
Grytta6710/
Graiti677/
Gritei677/
Greety677/
Graita676/
Greaty674/
Ghriti673/
Gritie673/
Gretay673/
Grayty672/
Gritha672/
Gritiz672/
Ghrita672/
Gritez672/
Graite671/
Grethy670/
Gruite670/

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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 Gritty
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