The Griesbach surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,003 people carried this name — #24,822 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 294,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 984 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 102 people named Griesbach.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Griesbach live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Griesbach,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Jakob Griesbach 1745–1812 · writer -
William Antrobus Griesbach 1878–1945 · lawyer -
Franz Griesbach 1892–1984 · teacher -
Marie Griesbach 1896–1984 · writer -
Marie Griesbach 1896–1984 · writer
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Justus Heinrich Griesbach 1762–1833 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Griesbach.
- Greve 2,857 · U.S. census
- Grey 12,680 · U.S. census
- Griebel 1,371 · U.S. census
- Grieco 3,537 · U.S. census
- Grier 13,868 · U.S. census
- Gries 2,063 · U.S. census
- Grieshaber 815 · U.S. census
- Griess 1,135 · U.S. census
- Griesser 309 · U.S. census
- Griffin 198,406 · U.S. census
- Griffith 78,260 · U.S. census
- Griffiths 14,805 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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