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UK surname

Grint

In the 1881 census there were 180 people recorded with the Grint surname, ranking it #13,735 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 422, ranked #11,365, up from #13,735 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St George Tombland, St Peter Mountergate, St John Timberhill, All Saints, St Michael at Thorn, St Ju, Blundeston and St Matthew Bethnal Green. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Norwich, Broadland and Waveney.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Grint is 495 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 134.4%.

1881 census count

180

Ranked #13,735

Modern count

422

2016, ranked #11,365

Peak year

2002

495 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Grint had 180 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,735 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 422 in 2016, ranked #11,365.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 329 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Grint surname distribution map

The map shows where the Grint surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Grint surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Grint over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 101 #17,036
1861 historical 120 #18,255
1881 historical 180 #13,735
1891 historical 220 #13,937
1901 historical 248 #13,204
1911 historical 329 #10,688
1997 modern 449 #10,094
1998 modern 483 #9,853
1999 modern 489 #9,830
2000 modern 476 #10,004
2001 modern 485 #9,688
2002 modern 495 #9,709
2003 modern 491 #9,612
2004 modern 469 #9,983
2005 modern 463 #9,989
2006 modern 460 #10,073
2007 modern 457 #10,205
2008 modern 454 #10,334
2009 modern 460 #10,481
2010 modern 460 #10,719
2011 modern 448 #10,829
2012 modern 437 #10,915
2013 modern 443 #10,968
2014 modern 443 #11,038
2015 modern 427 #11,292
2016 modern 422 #11,365

Geography

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Where Grints are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St George Tombland, St Peter Mountergate, St John Timberhill, All Saints, St Michael at Thorn, St Ju, Blundeston, St Matthew Bethnal Green, Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John and Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Norwich, Broadland, Waveney, County Durham and Stevenage. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 St George Tombland, St Peter Mountergate, St John Timberhill, All Saints, St Michael at Thorn, St Ju Norfolk
2 Blundeston Suffolk
3 St Matthew Bethnal Green London (East Districts)
4 Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John Norfolk
5 Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Norwich 007 Norwich
2 Broadland 018 Broadland
3 Waveney 005 Waveney
4 County Durham 039 County Durham
5 Stevenage 012 Stevenage

Forenames

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First names often paired with Grint

These lists show first names that appear often with the Grint surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Grint

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Grint, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Grint surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Grint household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Grint is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Grint is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Grint falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Grint is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Grint, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Grint families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Grint surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Norfolk leads with 92 Grints recorded in 1881 and an index of 34.46x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 92 34.46x
Middlesex 31 1.79x
Suffolk 28 13.24x
Kent 13 2.19x
Durham 8 1.55x
Cambridgeshire 3 2.73x
Yorkshire 2 0.12x
Surrey 1 0.12x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lakenham in Norfolk leads with 11 Grints recorded in 1881 and an index of 290.24x.

Place Total Index
Lakenham 11 290.24x
Blundeston 10 2380.95x
Lowestoft 10 100.10x
Norwich St John Sepulchre 9 520.23x
Bethnal Green London 8 10.61x
Cornforth 8 526.32x
Thurlton 7 2800.00x
Deptford St Paul 6 13.13x
Bow London 5 22.62x
Norton Subcourse 5 2272.73x
Norwich St Clement 5 161.81x
Norwich St Julian 5 446.43x
Norwich St Stephen 5 204.08x
Plumstead 5 25.32x
Burnham Westgate 4 689.66x
Mile End Old Town London 4 10.83x
Norwich St Benedict 4 336.13x
Norwich St Mary At Coslany 4 526.32x
St Giles In Fields London 4 46.95x
St Marylebone London 4 4.32x
Briston 3 588.24x
Burnham Thorpe 3 1428.57x
Carlton Colville 3 384.62x
Docking 3 357.14x
Fritton 3 2142.86x
Gunton 3 6000.00x
Norwich St Martin At 3 666.67x
St Andrewthe Less 3 23.89x
St George In East London 3 18.37x
Wells Next Sea 3 192.31x
Bowling 2 11.74x
Heckingham 2 1000.00x
Mileham 2 689.66x
Norwich St Helen 2 606.06x
St Mary Virgin In Marsh 2 1818.18x
Coltishall 1 175.44x
Ealing 1 6.44x
Gillingham 1 370.37x
Gorleston 1 18.62x
Great Yarmouth 1 4.52x
Hampstead London 1 3.70x
Heigham 1 6.98x
Kensington London 1 1.04x
Norwich St Michael At 1 64.52x
Somerleyton 1 285.71x
Southwark St George Martyr 1 2.86x
Stratton St Mary 1 270.27x
Wacton 1 714.29x
Walsoken 1 62.11x
Wymondham 1 36.63x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Grint surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Grint surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 10
Charles 9
Robert 7
Alfred 5
George 5
John 5
James 4
Samuel 4
Arthur 3
Ernest 3
Thomas 3
Walter 3
Adam 2
Albert 2
Frederic 2
Frederick 2
Jeremiah 2
Amos 1
Benj. 1
Edmund 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Frank 1
Fredk. 1
Fredrick 1
Geo.A. 1
Henry 1
Hubert 1
Jesse 1
Laurence 1
Robt. 1
Witham 1

FAQ

Grint surname: questions and answers

How common was the Grint surname in 1881?

In 1881, 180 people were recorded with the Grint surname. That placed it at #13,735 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Grint surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 422 in 2016. That gives Grint a modern rank of #11,365.

What does the Grint map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Grint bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.