Groenwold Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Groenwold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groenwold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3981:42,4307,192
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Canada381:969,62173,252
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Groenwold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Groenwold has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groenwold? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 565,867th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Groenwold are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 42,430. In The Netherlands Groenwold is most frequent in: Groningen, where 34 percent live, Drenthe, where 21 percent live and Gelderland, where 14 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Groenwold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Groenwold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Groenwold surname grew 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Groenwold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Groenwold are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Groenwold earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $49,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $47,400 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Groenwold
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