Grasse Surname

138,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grasse Surname Definition:

Local. From Grasse, a town in Piedmont, France. De Grasse.

Grasse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7131:46,9976,155
United States8301:436,69837,574
France1861:357,11153,432
Brazil1861:1,150,93740,026
Canada1861:198,09519,415
England271:2,063,63279,942
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

The alternate forms: Grassé (11) are calculated separately.

Grasse (591) may also be a first name.

Grasse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From Grasse, a town in Piedmont, France. De Grasse.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Grasse Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Grasse Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Grasse (Russian: Грассе) is most common in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Grassé. Click here for other potential spellings of Grasse.

How Common Is The Last Name Grasse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grasse is the 138,566th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,256,905 people. The last name Grasse is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Grasse are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Grasse is also the 344,079th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 591 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,713 people, or 1 in 46,997. In Germany Grasse is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 17 percent reside, Saxony, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Grasse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grasse has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 697 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 540 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grasse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grasse surname are 26.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grasse earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $45,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning $69,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grassé9411/
Grasser927,711/
Grasset925,707/
Grassie92774/
Grassey92133/
Graisse92113/
Grasses9265/
Grausse9212/
Grassez9211/
Grassee9210/
Graesse923/
Grassei921/
Grassse921/
Greasse920/
Grass9114,602/
Grase91509/
Grasseth8691/
Grassett8662/
Graisset8617/
Graisser8614/
Grasseis8610/
Graessie861/
Graissie861/
Grassets861/
Grausser861/
Greasser860/
Grassi8362,072/
Grosse8313,629/
Graser834,888/
Gresse831,781/
Grassa831,207/
Grauss83463/
Grasis83381/
Grassy83330/
Grisse83324/
Grause83320/
Grases83274/
Graiss83249/
Grease83185/
Graese83173/
Graise83140/
Grasee8383/
Graset8365/
Grayse8316/
Grasie8313/
Grasys8313/
Graass8311/
Grasst8310/
Grésse837/
Grasey834/
Gratse833/
Greass831/
Grasce831/
Grasea831/
Grasje831/
Grassp831/
Grashe831/
Ngrase831/
Kgrass831/
Grasås831/
Grasei831/
Gras8022,321/
Grasseová805/
Grassesch801/
Grosser779,434/
Grosset774,578/
Greaser77820/
Grösser77412/
Grässer77247/
Griesse77229/
Grossie77204/
Grassis77198/
Grasher77172/
Graiser77144/
Gressie7781/
Grashei7774/
Graszer7773/
Graissy7751/
Grauser7742/
Grossey7739/
Grasier7735/
Graishe7729/
Gratsea7723/
Grasheu7721/
Gressey7718/
Grasett7717/
Grahase7716/
Grousse7716/
Grashey7715/
Grassio7713/
Graseis7712/
Groesse779/
Grassit778/
Grosses778/
Grissey776/
Grayser775/
Greisse775/
Ghrisse775/
Grasiss775/
Grajser775/
Graissi774/
Grascer774/
Grassay773/
Grasche772/
Gratsis772/
Gresseh772/
Gresseu772/
Greasey772/
Grashis771/
Graisie771/
Gressee771/
Grasits771/
Grassii771/
Gratsie771/
Grausie771/
Grasssi771/
Graussy771/
Gratser771/
Grayssa771/
Grraise771/
Graisee771/
Graassi771/
Graises770/
Graesey770/
Gressei770/
Groosse770/
Greassi770/
Greases770/
Gross73174,099/
Grace73126,251/
Grose7311,394/
Graus733,677/
Grays732,973/
Grise732,564/
Grasa731,764/
Grgas73781/
Grais73758/
Graas73697/
Grats73695/
Grese73400/
Grash73339/
Graze73299/
Greas73267/
Graße73221/
Grasi73195/
Grasz73189/
Grahs73187/
Grasy7345/
Grast7332/
Grads7322/
Grhas7320/
Hgras7310/
Grajs737/
Grasp733/
Grasø733/
Ghras733/
Grazs732/
Gráss732/
Graxe732/
Gróss731/
Grras731/
Grasă731/
Graçe731/
Grzas731/
Gröse731/
Grousset712,138/
Grossett711,350/
Ghraissa71339/
Grashuis71279/
Grascher71107/
Greisser7167/
Grauszer7149/
Groisser7142/
Grosshed7121/
Graisier7119/
Greusset7117/
Grosseth7111/
Grassová7111/
Grassich7110/
Gruisset717/
Greysser716/
Graytser714/
Graitser714/
Gratseas714/
Grosseit713/
Grousser712/
Grattser711/
Grossedt711/
Grossets711/
Grayashe711/
Grayhose711/
Ghrashey711/
Grauseah711/
Grassova711/
Grayshei711/
Greuisse711/
Ghrrassi711/
Gruissey710/
Grraseth710/
Grassitt710/
Griessey710/
Graseett710/
Grossi6741,030/
Griese678,003/
Gracey675,979/
Gracie674,960/
Greiss672,459/
Groiss671,072/
Ghrais67918/
Graces67717/
Grasza67598/
Grouse67528/
Greese67386/
Graysh67382/
Grisey67362/
Graßer67358/
Greasy67317/
Grasch67264/
Gracer67241/
Grossa67225/
Gracej67215/
Gressy67211/
Greuse67206/
Groose67203/
Grasha67193/
Groser67192/
Greise67192/
Grossy67188/
Grooss67184/
Gracez67180/
Gracis67177/
Greash67153/
Grauze67148/
Grašys67141/
Groise67139/
Grausz67128/
Grouss67119/
Grauds67119/
Gressi67113/
Gratts67107/
Grosze6794/
Grayce6793/
Grohse6786/
Grache6767/
Gracea6764/
Groset6759/
Grosås6757/
Graize6756/
Grasui6756/
Ghrash6753/
Grosei6744/
Graysa6742/
Greats6739/
Grosey6730/
Graisy6730/
Graszt6728/
Gröser6727/
Grasić6722/
Graice6720/
Grossherr6719/
Grayze6718/
Graischer6718/
Gresey6717/
Grausa6714/
Grashi6713/
Groese6712/
Groses6712/
Greace6712/
Grisei6712/
Gratsy6710/
Grayhouse6710/
Graisa679/
Gracee678/
Grosseová676/
Grisee676/
Gracet676/
Grossz676/
Graszy676/
Grazei676/
Groshe675/
Greyss675/
Grosce675/
Ggrace675/
Groyss674/
Grauzs674/
Grossé674/
Grashy674/
Grayts673/
Grosie673/
Grosis673/
Gracei673/
Grossh673/
Graceu673/
Grosst673/
Grasci673/
Grauce673/
Grausi673/
Graush672/
Graish672/
Greaze672/
Graece672/
Gressé672/
Grausø672/
Grazze672/
Graced672/
Gratsi671/
Ngross671/
Graats671/
Graecy671/
Gruise671/
Grisce671/
Grossd671/
Gresej671/
Greshe671/
Grgasi671/
Grauts671/
Graysi671/
Greads671/
Greaus671/
Grosee671/
Grahas671/
Grausy671/
Graits671/
Grazee671/
Gresie671/
Greuss671/
Graace671/
Grosseova671/
Grossè671/
Grousseet671/
Grissè671/
Grissé671/
Ghraisieh671/
Ghrasa671/
Graceh671/
Grohss671/
Grosss670/
Graasa670/
Grisie670/
Grazey670/
Gresea670/
Graths670/
Greyse670/
Gresee670/
Grasay670/
Grisze670/
Grozse670/

Grasse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grasse in the Russian language
Грассеgrasse-

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