Grimm

Family name

Namefamily name toponymic surnameQ1422706

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1.Stated in Digital Dictionary of Surnames in GermanyRetrieved 2020-08-28
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, toponymic surname
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1.Stated in Digital Dictionary of Surnames in GermanyRetrieved 2020-08-28
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Grimm is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:Alexander Grimm, German slalom canoeist Alfred Grimm (1943–2026), German object artist, sculptor, painter and draftsman Brothers Grimm, German linguists Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm Carl Hugo Grimm (1890–1978), American composer Charlie Grimm (1898–1983), American baseball player and manager Christi Grimm, American politician Christoph Grimm, German politician Christopher Grimm, American writer, director, and actor Christopher Grimm (politician) (1828–1895), American businessman and politician Cindy Grimm, American computer scientist, roboticist, and mechanical engineer Claus Grimm, art historian, cataloger of the works of Frans Hals Constantin de Grimm (1845–1896), Russian-born artist Georg Grimm (1846–1887), German painter, designer and decorator George Grimm (1859–1945), American politician and judge George Grimm (1833–1897) Australian Presbyterian minister in New South Wales Hans Grimm (1875–1959), extreme right-wing German writer Julius Otto Grimm (1827–1903), German composer and conductor Justin Grimm, American baseball player Luke Grimm, American football player MF Grimm, American musician and comic book writer Marco Grimm, German football player Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (1723–1807), German-born French author and encyclopedist Michael Grimm (disambiguation), multiple people Robert Grimm (1881–1958), Swiss socialist politician Rudolf Grimm, Austrian experimental physicist Russ Grimm, American football player Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1733–1794), Swiss artist Silke Grimm, German politician Veronika Grimm, German economist Warren Grimm (1888–1919), victim of the Centralia Massacre Wendelin Grimm (1818–1890), American farmer

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Different from: Grimm criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Native label: Grimm
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Sources
1.Stated in Digital Dictionary of Surnames in GermanyRetrieved 2020-08-28
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Grimm
Script: Latin script
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1.Stated in Digital Dictionary of Surnames in GermanyRetrieved 2020-08-28
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Soundex: G650
Caverphone: KRM111
Language: German
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Sources
1.Stated in Digital Dictionary of Surnames in GermanyRetrieved 2020-08-28
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Surname for other gender: Grimmová
Cologne phonetics: 476
Attested in: Finnish Population Information System
Said to be the same as: Grim
Grimme
Transliteration or transcription: Гримм

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