Groener Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Groener Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Grone (green) in West Germany; descendant of Gronhari (green, army).

Groener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3661:46,1407,845
South Africa3461:156,58317,671
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
France321:2,075,710171,237
Belgium141:821,18966,436
England101:5,571,806158,774
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Groëner (3) are calculated separately.

Groener Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Grone (green) in West Germany; descendant of Gronhari (green, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Groener Last Name Facts

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

The surname Groener is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Groëner. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Groener? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 314,252nd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Groener reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Groener is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,140. In The Netherlands Groener is most common in: Overijssel, where 80 percent reside, Gelderland, where 11 percent reside and Groningen, where 2 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands Groener occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Groener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Groener has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 439 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Groener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Groener surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Groener earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.27% less than the national average, earning R 179,964 per year and in United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groëner953/
Groenert93159/
Groenier93116/
Groenner9320/
Groetner930/
Groner923,528/
Groene921,180/
Grener92141/
Groennert8878/
Groehnert8814/
Grenier8651,466/
Greiner8640,118/
Greener864,808/
Gruener861,195/
Griener86792/
Gronier86780/
Gronner86239/
Greyner86157/
Greuner86129/
Groenez8676/
Greaner8642/
Groenne8628/
Groenje8617/
Grohner8615/
Graener8612/
Groyner8611/
Grouner864/
Grooner863/
Greneir862/
Greneur862/
Gryener862/
Groenhe861/
Grenher861/
Groiner860/
Grenear860/
Greinert801,729/
Gronnier80559/
Greenier80445/
Greisner80146/
Greitner8089/
Greynert8062/
Greinier8030/
Graenert8025/
Graesner8020/
Greanier8014/
Greenner808/
Greinger806/
Greenejr803/
Gruenner803/
Greutner802/
Greysner802/
Greatner801/
Kgreener801/
Grounner801/
Grousner801/
Greinner801/
Grienger801/
Greanert801/
Greeneir801/
Greeneur801/
Greenger801/
Greineer801/
Grayener801/
Greunier801/
Greinere801/
Grojnert801/
Grounger801/
Grounert801/
Greanger800/
Greigner800/
Groinger800/
Gruenger800/
Groutner800/
Grauener800/
Gruner7712,133/
Grüner7710,458/
Graner772,973/
Gröner772,358/
Grúner7743/
Groené7724/
Gräner777/
Groena776/
Gréner776/
Graene773/
Gróner771/
Gronir770/
Groenheit7511/
Greinhert753/
Groenhoej752/
Griennger751/
Greenhier751/
Grounneur751/
Granier7113,115/
Grunert719,616/
Grainer71601/
Grönert71427/
Granner71417/
Grajner71374/
Grunner71178/
Grahner71101/
Grünner7186/
Greinerová7175/
Gränert7160/
Gruhner7154/
Gruneir7140/
Grayner7139/
Grauner7134/
Graaner7126/
Grunier7116/
Grusner7113/
Greenjr7112/
Grunger7111/
Gröhner7111/
Grönger719/
Grouine714/
Gränger714/
Grutner713/
Granher712/
Graeney711/
Grineer711/
Greunre711/
Graneer711/
Grenoir711/
Grénier711/
Grumner710/
Grunher710/
Greinir710/
Greenir710/
Grunerd710/
Grainger6724,047/
Grajnert67367/
Grudtner67211/
Gruttner67136/
Gruhnert6744/
Graynert6726/
Gruthner6712/
Graunert677/
Grausner677/
Grainert677/
Grannier676/
Grainier675/
Groenich674/
Grunnert673/
Graigner672/
Graineer671/
Grunherr671/
Graynier671/
Greenijr671/
Grautner671/
Grunerrt671/
Grunïger671/
Grunerth670/
Graiyner670/
Graisner670/
Grungner670/

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