Grin surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Grin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 222 people carried this name — #84,463 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 220 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

375 people named Grin live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 235
Fribourg 47
Geneva 38
Zurich 18
St. Gallen 15
Bern 12
Valais 4
Jura 3

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 172 people named Grin 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 89
La Pampa 36
City of Buenos Aires 33
Santa Fe 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 96 people named Grin.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Paris 20
Charente 8
Lot 8
Gironde 7
Aisne 6
Calvados 6
Val-de-Marne 5
Yonne 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

67 people named Grin have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 111 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Opole 24
Podlaskie 10
Lesser Poland 8
Silesian 8
Subcarpathian 7
Holy Cross 5
Pomeranian 3
Lubusz 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Grin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Louis de Rougemont
    Louis de Rougemont 1847–1921 · writer
  • Alexander Grin
    Alexander Grin 1880–1932 · writer
  • Alexander Grin
    Alexander Grin 1880–1932 · writer
  • Alexander Grin
    Alexander Grin 1880–1932 · writer
  • Alfred Grin 1890–1944 · merchant
  • Edmond Grin 1895–1977 · theologian

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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