Grundy Surname

27,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,7401:6,375916
United States5,7921:62,5797,338
Australia2,3691:11,3951,681
Canada9381:39,2814,921
New Zealand2781:16,2892,840
Wales1851:16,7271,817
Peru1591:199,9009,249
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Northern Ireland1221:15,1232,057
Scotland1101:48,6714,249
Ireland601:78,4824,686
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
France321:2,075,710171,237
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India81:95,883,173728,828
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland581:76,3775,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,0971:3,998577
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Wales231:68,1923,286
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0881:46,1575,323

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) 1 a metathetic form of Gundry, q.v.

2 a nickname for a Short Person [cp. Dutch grundje, grontje, a groundling]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently the old Teutonic personal name Grund, whence Grundisborough, a parish in Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Gruntvig; from the Swedish, Grundin; from the German, Grundey, Grundig; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Grundy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grundy has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grundy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,967th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 379,125 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Grundy live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. Grundy is also the 1,171,416th most common first name worldwide It is held by 69 people.

Grundy is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 8,740 people, or 1 in 6,375. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent live, Lancashire, where 7 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Other than England it exists in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Grundy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grundy has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Grundy last name 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 devotion of those bearing the Grundy surname is principally Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grundy last name are 12.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.41% being registered with the 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

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Grunday929/
Gruindy921/
Grrundy921/
Grundiy920/
Groundy920/
Grunda83343/
Grunde83192/
Grondy8339/
Grundi8315/
Grunder773,312/
Grundei77976/
Grundie77116/
Grondey7770/
Grundaj7734/
Grounde7733/
Grundis778/
Groundi774/
Grundes773/
Grumdey773/
Grundez772/
Groundé771/
Grundiz771/
Grundhi771/
Grundai771/
Grundee770/
Grundayová751/
Grundish7162/
Grundeis7145/
Grundhed719/
Grundiss711/
Grounder711/
Grundich711/
Gruinder710/
Gronda671,166/
Gronde67133/
Grundisch67101/
Grundherr6735/
Grondi6721/
Grundeova671/
Grundaitė671/

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