Find out how popular the last name Gritton is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gritton.

Gritton, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gritton surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gritton in America

Gritton is the 24339th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gritton surname appeared 1,030 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gritton.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gritton to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gritton

The surname Gritton is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "grit" meaning "coarse sand or gravel" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "farmstead." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a sandy or gravelly area.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name is believed to be Gritton in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1204. This indicates that the name was already in use in England during the early 13th century.

There are references to the name in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Gritone" and "Grytone," suggesting that the name may have been derived from a place name rather than a descriptive surname.

In the 14th century, the surname Gritton is found in various records, including the Hundredorum Rolls of Norfolk in 1273, where it is spelled "Gritton," and the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, where it appears as "Grytton."

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was John Gritton, who was mentioned in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1349. Another early bearer was William Gritton, who was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of Devon in 1381.

Over the centuries, the surname has been subject to various spelling variations, including Grytton, Gritton, Gretton, and Greyton. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the inconsistencies of scribes in recording the name.

Notable individuals with the surname Gritton throughout history include:

1. Sir Thomas Gritton (c. 1530-1593), an English soldier and Member of Parliament.
2. John Gritton (c. 1590-1665), an English clergyman and author.
3. Mary Gritton (b. 1647), an English woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts.
4. William Gritton (1772-1846), an English merchant and philanthropist.
5. Richard Gritton (1881-1947), an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gritton

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gritton.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gritton was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gritton has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gritton was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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