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
Scholar 130
Cotton Weaver 81
Coal Miner 20
Cotton Spinner 13
General Labourer 12
Living On Her Own Means 9
Living On Own Means 9
Cotton Winder 8
Blacksmith 7
Dress Maker 6
House Keeper 6
Grocer 5
Domestic Servant 5
Carter 5
Cotton Operative 4
Farmer 4
House Keeper Domestic 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Farm Labourer 3
Cotton Piecer 3
Traveller 3
Weaver Cotton 3
Tailor 3
Assistant Mistress 2
Bolt Maker 2

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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