The Grisez surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 352 people carried this name — #57,781 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is up 17% from 300 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 244 people named Grisez.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Territoire de Belfort.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 127 people named Grisez live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Grisez,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georges Grisez 1884–1946 · clarinetist -
François Grisez 1841–1927 · politician
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Sophie Grisez 1888–1968 · engraver
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Germain Grisez 1929–2018 · philosopher
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Joanna Grisez 1996– · rugby union player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Grisez.
- Grindel 286 · U.S. census
- Grine 561 · U.S. census
- Griner 4,117 · U.S. census
- Grise 997 · U.S. census
- Grisel 141 · U.S. census
- Griset 101 · U.S. census
- Grisier 103 · U.S. census
- Grisolia 193 · U.S. census
- Griss 112 · U.S. census
- Grit 131 · U.S. census
- Grivois 161 · U.S. census
- Grob 1,667 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Grisez is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.