Gris is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gris
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Surname met in very different regions. Nickname denoting one who has gray hair.

How popular is Gris?

Gris is common in Brazil.

Gris is ranked 54998 on our list.

There are about 112 people in US who wears Gris as surname and ranked 147253 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
White 55.36
Hispanic or Latino 39.29
Black 4.46
Gris is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Mexico which signifies that it is originated from Mexico. Around 8530 people have been found who wears Gris as their family name. Gris is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
78,633 Czech Republic9
48,950 Moldova6
46,707 New Zealand5
11,802 Egypt4
7,683 Latvia3
23,165 Romania3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
25,074 Greece3
14,521 Portugal2
17,692 Armenia2
34,572 Israel2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
19,046 Ireland2
11,736 Lithuania2
28,232 Morocco2
5,859 Mauritius2
29,595 Iran1
49,101 Denmark1
20,172 Hungary1
2,232 French Polynesia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
3,993 El Salvador1
12,741 Ecuador1
30,360 Thailand1
5,924 Paraguay1
50,549 Georgia1
17,575 Kuwait1
2,724 New Caledonia1
29,046 Japan1
11,923 Slovenia1
77,122 Sweden1
4,435 Togo1
14,644 Tunisia1
53,505 Turkey1
29,774 Venezuela1
12,745 Luxembourg1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
2,877 Cuba1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
28,338 Norway20
80,121 Australia20
20,800 Serbia15
113,815 Kazakhstan14
64,976 Belarus13
78,557 Netherlands13
393,760 Indonesia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,122 Chile90
10,596 Colombia87
203,043 India69
24,466 Belgium67
4,057 Panama65
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Gris:
5,369 Spain800
13,513 Argentina403
15,696 Ukraine361
28,188 Italy336
61,410 Russia220
50,182 Germany202
28,734 Poland191
19,422 Canada185
11,173 Peru142
172,121 United States113
Countries with thousands of Gris:
3,061 Mexico2,513
6,737 France1,286
11,999 Brazil1,129
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Dealer Charles Gris from France, Italy aboard the La Bretagne from Havre. He is registered to be 40 years old when he arrived in New York on March 12, 1899. Daughter Claire Gris, Daughter Henriette Gris, 31 years old Marie Gris, are other Gris that migrated to US.

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Otilia Boyington
 Gris is a rare surname, representing a nickname designating the gray-haired man.

Gris Namesakes

  • Clement Griscom, Magnate
  • Gus Grissom, Astronaut
  • Aleksandr Grishin, Soccer player
  • Aleksei Grishin, Freestyle skier
  • Alla Grishchenkova, Olympic athlete
  • Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer, Author
  • Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Editor
  • William Allyn Grissom, Author
  • Morley Griswold, Former Governor of Nevada
  • Amaury Grisel, Cinematographer

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