The Griss surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 143 people carried this name — #113,519 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Griss.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Haut-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
43 people named Griss live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Griss.
- Grise 968 · U.S. census
- Grisel 151 · U.S. census
- Griset 101 · U.S. census
- Grisez 300 · U.S. census
- Grisier 105 · U.S. census
- Grisolia 170 · U.S. census
- Grit 128 · U.S. census
- Grivois 200 · U.S. census
- Grob 1,635 · U.S. census
- Grobelny 227 · U.S. census
- Groene 534 · U.S. census
- Groff 9,779 · U.S. census
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