Grunshaw Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Grunshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grunshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1431:389,63727,109
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grunshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grunshaw occurs most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grunshaw? popularity and diffusion

Grunshaw is the 1,385,851st most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Grunshaw occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Grunshaw are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 389,637. In England Grunshaw is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 69 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England Grunshaw is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Grunshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grunshaw has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Grunshaw surname expanded 461 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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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 Grunshaw
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