Griswell is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.
Variant form of the Grisell. A Saint Grizelda or Grizel occurs in Scotland, though omitted by Camerarius in his list of Scottish saints. Chambers' Pop. Rliymes of Scotland. A less complimentary derivation would be from grisel, the diminutive of the Anglo-Norman gris, a pig. So we have the vernacular Pigg, Wildbore, and other analogous surnames.
Griswell is the form of Griswold. Dweller at a wood frequented by pigs.
How popular is Griswell?
Despite the fact that the number of Griswell bearers increased by 3.03 per cent in 2010 US census to 408 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1299 spots and ranked at 51066. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 84.07 | 89.39 |
| Black | 12.01 | 9.09 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.7 | 0 |