How common is the surname Grimshaw?

2,160 people in the United States had the surname Grimshaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,938 Americans. It ranked 13,964th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grimshaw?

Liam Grimshaw, British association football player (born 1995), followed by Walter Grimshaw.

Where is the surname Grimshaw most common?

Wikidata records people named Grimshaw in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Grimshaw getting more or less common?

More common. 2,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,160 in 2010, up 6.7%.

Is Grimshaw also a first name?

Yes. Grimshaw is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Grimshaw

An English place surname, carried by 2,160 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grimshaw is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent to Grim + -s- + shaw.

Grimshaw is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,160 people named Grimshaw in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,938 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,024.

#13,964

rank among US surnames

2,160

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,731)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,955	Wallick	2,162	142,806
#13,959	Milliron	2,161	142,872
#13,964	Buentello	2,160	142,938
#13,967	Veazey	2,159	143,004

Who is named Grimshaw

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Grimshaw identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grimshaws

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Liam Grimshaw
British association football player (born 1995)
Walter Grimshaw
British chess composer (1832–1890)

Notable Grimshaws come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grimshaw

Grimshaw has the Soundex code G652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G652.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grimshaw come from?: From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent to Grim + -s- + shaw.
How common is the surname Grimshaw?: 2,160 people in the United States had the surname Grimshaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,938 Americans. It ranked 13,964th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grimshaw?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grimshaw identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Grimshaw?: Liam Grimshaw, British association football player (born 1995), followed by Walter Grimshaw.
Where is the surname Grimshaw most common?: Wikidata records people named Grimshaw in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Grimshaw?: Grimshaw is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Grimshaw getting more or less common?: More common. 2,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,160 in 2010, up 6.7%.
Is Grimshaw also a first name?: Yes. Grimshaw is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.