Groenewold Surname

152,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Groenewold Surname User-submission:

Dutch for 'green forest'.

Groenewold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2381:13,6412,012
Germany7521:107,05513,230
United States6071:597,13248,676
Australia981:275,46624,785
Canada591:624,50251,218
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Groenewold Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dutch for 'green forest'.

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Groenewold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Groenewold is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Groenewold.

How Common Is The Last Name Groenewold? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,799th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,531,277 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Groenewold live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,238 people, or 1 in 13,641. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Groningen, where 25 percent reside, South Holland, where 16 percent reside and Drenthe, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Groenewold exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Groenewold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Groenewold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Groenewold surname grew 5,518 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Groenewold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Groenewold surname are 28.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Groenewold earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.32% more than the national average, earning R 340,572 per year; in United States they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $43,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $48,623 CAD per year.

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