Groff Surname
Approximately 16,549 people bear this surname
Groff Surname Definition:
(German) The earl or count; overseer in a lord's establishment.
Groff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,053 | 1:27,768 | 3,470 |
| Brazil | 1,097 | 1:195,145 | 7,519 |
| France | 657 | 1:101,100 | 14,853 |
| Canada | 574 | 1:64,191 | 7,483 |
| Italy | 514 | 1:118,982 | 19,635 |
| Luxembourg | 202 | 1:2,874 | 357 |
| Israel | 111 | 1:77,096 | 9,393 |
| Argentina | 88 | 1:485,721 | 36,028 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,006 | 1:16,706 | 2,133 |
The alternate forms: Gróff (4) are calculated separately.
Groff (100) may also be a first name.
Groff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The earl or count; overseer in a lord's establishment.
(Dutch) The coarse or boorish man.
Groff Demographics
Average Groff Salary in
United States
$43,072 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Groff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Groff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Groff (Russian: Грофф) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gróff. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Groff? popularity and diffusion
It is the 32,202nd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 440,362 people. Groff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Groff are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 946,056th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 100 people.
Groff is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 13,053 people, or 1 in 27,768. In The United States Groff is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 29 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.
Groff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Groff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Groff last name expanded 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Groff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Groff last name are 28.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.8% being registered with the party.
The amount Groff earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.55% more than the national average, earning 413,740 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $57,570 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gróff | 93 | 4 | / |
| Groffe | 91 | 151 | / |
| Grooff | 91 | 87 | / |
| Grouff | 91 | 20 | / |
| Groiff | 91 | 4 | / |
| Grofft | 91 | 1 | / |
| Grof | 89 | 1,441 | / |
| D'Groff | 83 | 14 | / |
| Graff | 80 | 33,931 | / |
| Groft | 80 | 1,271 | / |
| Groof | 80 | 186 | / |
| Grofe | 80 | 108 | / |
| Grouf | 80 | 24 | / |
| Gráff | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gropf | 80 | 10 | / |
| Grosf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Grofp | 80 | 3 | / |
| Grofz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Grofs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Growf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngrof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grofh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Groffová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Graaff | 73 | 2,680 | / |
| Graffe | 73 | 2,389 | / |
| Grafft | 73 | 317 | / |
| Grauff | 73 | 44 | / |
| Ghrouf | 73 | 7 | / |
| Graffs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Groufs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Grahff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graëff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghraff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Groufe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Groofe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grouft | 73 | 0 | / |
| Graf | 67 | 146,788 | / |
| Grob | 67 | 13,112 | / |
| Grow | 67 | 7,483 | / |
| Gróf | 67 | 2,269 | / |
| Gráf | 67 | 668 | / |
| Grov | 67 | 656 | / |
| Grofova | 67 | 32 | / |
| Graaffe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gròf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geerhof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graffhe | 67 | 1 | / |
Groff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Groff in the Russian language | ||
| Грофф | groff | - |
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