The Grima surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 461 people carried this name — #46,219 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 472 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 454 people named Grima.
Most of them — 288 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 232 people named Grima live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Tucumán.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
52 people named Grima have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 77 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Grima live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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.
In print
Grima in American newspapers,
1907–1929.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,689 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Grima.
- Grill 3,246 · U.S. census
- Grille 114 · U.S. census
- Grilli 937 · U.S. census
- Grillo 6,355 · U.S. census
- Grillot 499 · U.S. census
- Grim 7,418 · U.S. census
- Grimaldi 4,349 · U.S. census
- Grimard 399 · U.S. census
- Grimaud 308 · U.S. census
- Grimberg 283 · U.S. census
- Grime 613 · U.S. census
- Grimm 22,103 · U.S. census
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