How common is the surname Grindley?

322 people in the United States had the surname Grindley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 958,837 Americans. It ranked 62,189th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grindley?

David Grindley, British athlete.

Where is the surname Grindley most common?

Wikidata records people named Grindley in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Grindley getting more or less common?

Less common. 390 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 322 in 2010, down 17%.

The surname Grindley

An English place surname, carried by 322 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grindley is more common than 61.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

Habitational surname from any of various minor places in England, from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -ley (“lea”).

Grindley 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 322 people named Grindley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 958,837 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 390.

#62,189

rank among US surnames

322

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-17.4%

change since 2000 (was #50,366)

Who is named Grindley

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

83% of people named Grindley identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Two or more races 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grindleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Grindley
British athlete, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grindley

Grindley has the Soundex code G653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G653.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grindley come from?: Habitational surname from any of various minor places in England, from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -ley (“lea”).
How common is the surname Grindley?: 322 people in the United States had the surname Grindley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 958,837 Americans. It ranked 62,189th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grindley?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Grindley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grindley?: David Grindley, British athlete.
Where is the surname Grindley most common?: Wikidata records people named Grindley in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Grindley?: Grindley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Grindley getting more or less common?: Less common. 390 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 322 in 2010, down 17%.