Grewer Surname
Approximately 802 people bear this surname
Grewer Surname Definition:
"Four hundred years have now wheeled round, With half a century more;
Since this has been the burying ground Belonging to the Gruers.
Read More About This SurnameGrewer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 589 | 1:136,682 | 16,618 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Grewer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shortened from Macgruar, which see. One of the oldest recorded surnames in Braemar. Persons of this name appear to have been long settled in Kindrocht (now known as Braemar), and on the tombstone of James Gruar in Tominrau, who died in 1807, is the following verse:
"Four hundred years have now wheeled round, With half a century more;
Since this has been the burying ground Belonging to the Gruers."
John Grewyr was tenant in Fortour c. 1520 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 300), and Thomas Growar, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1628 (Burgesses).
Grewer Demographics
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Grewer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grewer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grewer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grewer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 429,827th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Grewer are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 589 people, or 1 in 136,682. In Germany Grewer is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live and Hamburg, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany Grewer occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Grewer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Grewer has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 573 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grewer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Grewer last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
Grewer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,084 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graewer | 92 | 35 | / |
| Groewer | 92 | 9 | / |
| Greuwer | 92 | 4 | / |
| Greawer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Grewier | 92 | 1 | / |
| Greiwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Griewer | 92 | 0 | / |
| Greber | 83 | 3,782 | / |
| Grever | 83 | 885 | / |
| Gerwer | 83 | 275 | / |
| Grawer | 83 | 160 | / |
| Grower | 83 | 90 | / |
| Gräwer | 83 | 83 | / |
| Gröwer | 83 | 9 | / |
| Griwer | 83 | 5 | / |
| Greaver | 77 | 841 | / |
| Greever | 77 | 749 | / |
| Greiber | 77 | 325 | / |
| Grawehr | 77 | 151 | / |
| Griever | 77 | 126 | / |
| Greaber | 77 | 86 | / |
| Gräwert | 77 | 52 | / |
| Greiver | 77 | 51 | / |
| Grevert | 77 | 44 | / |
| Greyber | 77 | 42 | / |
| Girwert | 77 | 36 | / |
| Greeber | 77 | 27 | / |
| Graiwer | 77 | 17 | / |
| Graever | 77 | 12 | / |
| Greyver | 77 | 12 | / |
| Grajwer | 77 | 10 | / |
| Groveer | 77 | 6 | / |
| Groever | 77 | 4 | / |
| Griwert | 77 | 3 | / |
| Grawher | 77 | 2 | / |
| Grawier | 77 | 2 | / |
| Grevier | 77 | 2 | / |
| Grehber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerwehr | 77 | 1 | / |
| Girwerd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghrower | 77 | 1 | / |
| Greuver | 77 | 1 | / |
| Graveer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Growier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Greybear | 71 | 31 | / |
| Gerwerth | 71 | 3 | / |
| Greuvier | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grajwert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greebear | 71 | 0 | / |
| Greisver | 71 | 0 | / |
| Grover | 67 | 66,464 | / |
| Graver | 67 | 5,176 | / |
| Griver | 67 | 140 | / |
| Gröver | 67 | 82 | / |
| Gryber | 67 | 68 | / |
| Griber | 67 | 56 | / |
| Grevir | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gräver | 67 | 12 | / |
| Grevér | 67 | 11 | / |
| Girber | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gréber | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gräuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grebir | 67 | 0 | / |
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