Grimms 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 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 6
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 4
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 3
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 3
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Grimms Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grimms family

Profession Census Frequency
Chenelle Maker 2
Scholar 2
Labourer 1
Stable Boy 1
Waistcoat Maker 1
Rope Maker 1
Finisher 1
House Maid 1
School Master 1
Commercial Clerk 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Grimms

Name Census Frequency
Mary Grimms 10
John Grimms 8
James Grimms 6
Sarah Grimms 6
William Grimms 6
Charles Grimms 5
Catherine Grimms 4
Elizabeth Grimms 4
Walter Grimms 4
Annie Grimms 3
Eleanor Grimms 3
George Grimms 3
Peter Grimms 3
Alice Grimms 2
Clara Grimms 2
Daniel Grimms 2
Edward Grimms 2
Eliza Grimms 2
Francis Grimms 2
Frederick Grimms 2
Hannah Grimms 2
Harry Grimms 2
Henry Grimms 2
Jane Grimms 2
Louisa Grimms 2

Grimms Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grims 83% 1,153
2 Grimms 100% 131

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The surname Grimms is the 2nd most popular variant of Grims.

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