Grierson is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Grierson
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning: The son of Greer or Gregor; the same a McGregor

How popular is Grierson?

Grierson is common in United States.

Grierson is ranked 73177 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Griersons grew by 7.87172 per cent to 740 since 2000 and ranked 31329 after elevating 488 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.14 87.76
Black 10 7
Hispanic or Latino 3.24 2.48
Grierson is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 6102 people have been found who wears Grierson as their family name. Grierson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,340 Iceland6
41 Falkland Islands6
35,184 Poland3
6,270 Hong Kong3
1,500,361 India2
21,529 Singapore2
6,353 Panama2
5,318 Iraq2
7,191 Afghanistan1
7,790 Zambia1
37,493 Austria1
15,162 Costa Rica1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
53,505 Turkey1
81,201 Switzerland1
353 Cook Islands1
25,746 Finland1
172,258 Germany1
1,818 Guernsey1
153,416 Italy1
12,745 Luxembourg1
7,110 Bosnia1
118,015 Netherlands1
11,510 Oman1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
40,340 Malaysia1
10,190 Bahrain1
19,533 Uruguay1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
83,233 Spain16
62,309 Zimbabwe13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
104,308 France86
57,588 Argentina75
2,801 Northern Ireland72
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Grierson:
3,939 Australia771
6,752 Canada627
1,395 Scotland538
13,663 South Africa457
3,644 New Zealand211
2,171 Jamaica107
Countries with thousands of Grierson:
4,213 England1,769
26,291 United States1,163
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer Joseph Grierson from Great Britain aboard the Victor from Dublin during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on June 18, 1847. Farmer Adam Grierson, Mary Grierson (30) Merchant, Samuel Grierson (9), John Grierson (6), Anna Grierson (3), are other Grierson that migrated to US.

Grierson Namesakes

  • Alister Grierson, Film director
  • Herbert John Clifford Grierson, Editor
  • John Grierson, Film-maker
  • Constantia Grierson, Editor
  • Denham Grierson, Author
  • John Grierson, Film-maker
  • John Grierson, Author
  • Alister Grierson, Film director
  • John Grierson, Author
  • Maura Grierson, Actress

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