Grimm Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 8
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 3
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 10
Middlesex 5
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 2
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 3

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Grimm Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grimm family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Piecer 2
Independent 2
Farmer 2
Pupil 2
Cotton Spinner 1
Private Soldier 23rd Regiment 1
Clerk 1
Female Servant 1
Laundress 1
Seaman 1
Weaver 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Bailiff 1
Male Servant 1
Wharfinger 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Grimm

Name Census Frequency
William Grimm 31
Mary Grimm 28
John Grimm 27
Charles Grimm 20
James Grimm 19
Elizabeth Grimm 15
Thomas Grimm 14
George Grimm 13
Henry Grimm 11
Ann Grimm 10
Annie Grimm 9
Catherine Grimm 9
Emma Grimm 9
Frederick Grimm 9
Hannah Grimm 7
Joseph Grimm 7
Sarah Grimm 7
Maria Grimm 6
Sophia Grimm 6
Ellen Grimm 5
Jane Grimm 5
Matilda Grimm 5
Peter Grimm 5
Agnes Grimm 4
Rebecca Grimm 4

Grimm Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grim 80% 859
2 Grimm 100% 500
3 Grimme 83% 112

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The surname Grimm is the 2nd most popular variant of Grim.

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