The Grimmett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,903 people carried this name — #8,464 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,800 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,667 in 2000.

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In print

Grimmett in American newspapers,
1910–1926.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Grimmett
Evening Star 1926-12-12
Newspaper page from Tonopah Daily Bonanza carrying the name Grimmett
Tonopah Daily Bonanza 1910-05-29
Newspaper page from The Goldfield News carrying the name Grimmett
The Goldfield News 1910-05-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,251 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Grimmett in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

3,106 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Grimmett. The most, 936, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,029
Queensland 940
Victoria 458
South Australia 310
Tasmania 288
Western Australia 63
Northern Territory 9
ACT (Canberra) 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Grimmett.

Who carried it

People named Grimmett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Grimmett 1843–
  • Robert Edmund Richard Grimmett 1899–1990 · chemist
  • Ross Grimmett 1937–2025 · academic
  • Steve Grimmett 1959–2022 · musician

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Grimmett,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States158 records

158 records of the Grimmett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 108
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 35
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry K. Grimmett

    Born 1910 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at Huntington; plumber from Summers County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jon Leslie Grimmett

    Born 1947; from Fayetteville, North Carolina. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Phuoc Long, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Grimmett

    Arrived at New York in 1865 aboard the Hibernia from Liverpool, aged 30. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 158 records for Grimmett in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia55 records

55 records of the Grimmett name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 14
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Richard Grimmett

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Anson, sailing from Plymouth in 1843. Native of Staffordshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph Grimmett

    Farmer of Laanecoorie, Victoria; died 1937.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Grimmett

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Prince of the Seas, aged 35.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 55 records for Grimmett in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Grimmett name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 10
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Newton Letcombe Grimmett

    Died 1973; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Grimmett

    Died 1970 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, aged 81.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Grimmett

    Married 1909 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 14 records for Grimmett in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Grimmett name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 4
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. E. Grimmett

    Rifle Brigade. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. V. Grimmett

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Grimmett

    Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Grimmett in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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