# Grimaldi (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/grimaldi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,349 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,633 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 70,992 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (4,258 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Grimaldi, patronymic form of Grimaldo.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grimaldi in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Grimaldi in the United States, France, Republic of Genoa and Monaco.

## People named Grimaldi

- Dan Grimaldi, American actor
- Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, American actress and singer; illegitimate daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Tam
- Rocco Grimaldi, American ice hockey player (1993-)
- Alexandre Grimaldi, 1st son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- David Grimaldi, American paleoentomologist
- Giovanni Battista Grimaldi, 162nd Doge of the Republic of Genoa
- Grace Kelly, American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

## Similar surnames

Grimaldo, Gramling, Gramlich, Greenlee, Greenwell, Greenwald, Gormley, Granillo, Greenleaf, Grinnell, Greenawalt, Greenhalgh.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.