Grime Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grime Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grime family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 42
Agricultural Labourer 22
Weaver 21
Female Servant 19
Farmer 16
Independent 11
Labourer 7
Blacksmith 7
Silk Weaver 7
Cotton Spinner 6
Carter 6
Dress Maker 6
Male Servant 5
Independant 4
Butcher 4
Hair Dresser 4
Shoe Maker 4
Bleacher 3
Collier 3
Cotton Reeler 3
Engineer 3
Porter 3
Printer 3
Publican 3
Tailor 3

Grime Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Groom 40% 33,480
2 Grime 100% 9,323
3 Groome 67% 3,895
4 Grim 80% 859
5 Ogram 40% 855
6 Gram 60% 396
7 Grame 80% 230
8 Grima 80% 174
9 Goram 40% 146
10 Grome 80% 136
11 Gream 40% 112
12 Greem 40% 107

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The surname Grime is the 2nd most popular variant of Groom.

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