Grundy Surname
Approximately 19,222 people bear this surname
Grundy Surname Definition:
Metathetic for Gundry, from the Old English personal name Gundred. Robert Grundy de Neuton, Roxburghshire, rendered homage, 1296, and Adam Grondy was juror on inquisition made at Roxburgh, 1303 (Bain, II, p. 199,376).
Grundy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,740 | 1:6,375 | 916 |
| United States | 5,792 | 1:62,579 | 7,338 |
| Australia | 2,369 | 1:11,395 | 1,681 |
| Canada | 938 | 1:39,281 | 4,921 |
| New Zealand | 278 | 1:16,289 | 2,840 |
| Wales | 185 | 1:16,727 | 1,817 |
| Peru | 159 | 1:199,900 | 9,249 |
| South Africa | 129 | 1:419,982 | 36,405 |
| Northern Ireland | 122 | 1:15,123 | 2,057 |
| Scotland | 110 | 1:48,671 | 4,249 |
| Ireland | 60 | 1:78,482 | 4,686 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ghana | 2 | 1:13,510,346 | 23,679 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 58 | 1:76,377 | 5,461 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,097 | 1:3,998 | 577 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,088 | 1:46,157 | 5,323 |
Grundy (69) may also be a first name.
Grundy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Metathetic for Gundry, from the Old English personal name Gundred. Robert Grundy de Neuton, Roxburghshire, rendered homage, 1296, and Adam Grondy was juror on inquisition made at Roxburgh, 1303 (Bain, II, p. 199,376).
(Teutonic) 1 a metathetic form of Gundry, q.v.
2 a nickname for a Short Person [cp. Dutch grundje, grontje, a groundling]
Apparently the old Teutonic personal name Grund, whence Grundisborough, a parish in Suffolk.
From the Danish, Gruntvig; from the Swedish, Grundin; from the German, Grundey, Grundig; a personal name.
Grundy is a common name in the Manchester district. The name is also found in Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, and Notts. There were Grundys in Leicestershire last century (Nichols' "Leicestershire"). Grindy and Grindey are Derbyshire and Staffordshire names.
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Grundy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grundy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grundy is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grundy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 27,967th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 379,125 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Grundy live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 69 people.
The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 8,740 people, or 1 in 6,375. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent are found, Lancashire, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England Grundy is found in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Grundy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Grundy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Grundy surname expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 804 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 440 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Grundy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Grundy last name are 12.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.41% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Grundy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 194.96% more than the national average, earning 1,020,810 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,207 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.78% more than the national average, earning R 329,784 per year; in United States they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning $42,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $56,305 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundey | 92 | 318 | / |
| Grundys | 92 | 19 | / |
| Grunday | 92 | 9 | / |
| Gruindy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Grrundy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Grundiy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Groundy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Grunda | 83 | 343 | / |
| Grunde | 83 | 192 | / |
| Grondy | 83 | 39 | / |
| Grundi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Grunder | 77 | 3,312 | / |
| Grundei | 77 | 976 | / |
| Grundie | 77 | 116 | / |
| Grondey | 77 | 70 | / |
| Grundaj | 77 | 34 | / |
| Grounde | 77 | 33 | / |
| Grundis | 77 | 8 | / |
| Groundi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Grundes | 77 | 3 | / |
| Grumdey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Grundez | 77 | 2 | / |
| Groundé | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grundiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grundhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grundai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grundee | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grundayová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grundish | 71 | 62 | / |
| Grundeis | 71 | 45 | / |
| Grundhed | 71 | 9 | / |
| Grundiss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grounder | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grundich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gruinder | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gronda | 67 | 1,166 | / |
| Gronde | 67 | 133 | / |
| Grundisch | 67 | 101 | / |
| Grundherr | 67 | 35 | / |
| Grondi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Grundeova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grundaitė | 67 | 1 | / |
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