Groff Surname

32,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Groff Surname Definition:

(German) The earl or count; overseer in a lord's establishment.

Groff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,0531:27,7683,470
Brazil1,0971:195,1457,519
France6571:101,10014,853
Canada5741:64,1917,483
Italy5141:118,98219,635
Luxembourg2021:2,874357
Israel1111:77,0969,393
Argentina881:485,72136,028
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Chile391:451,70411,842
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Austria241:354,81038,119
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
England111:5,065,278148,650
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Guam11:160,1214,893
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0061:16,7062,133

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.

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

(Dutch) The coarse or boorish man.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gróff934/
Groffe91151/
Grooff9187/
Grouff9120/
Groiff914/
Grofft911/
Grof891,441/
D'Groff8314/
Graff8033,931/
Groft801,271/
Groof80186/
Grofe80108/
Grouf8024/
Gráff8020/
Gropf8010/
Grosf804/
Grofp803/
Grofz803/
Grofs802/
Growf801/
Ngrof801/
Grofh801/
Groffová771/
Graaff732,680/
Graffe732,389/
Grafft73317/
Grauff7344/
Ghrouf737/
Graffs732/
Groufs732/
Grahff731/
Graëff731/
Ghraff731/
Groufe731/
Groofe730/
Grouft730/
Graf67146,788/
Grob6713,112/
Grow677,483/
Gróf672,269/
Gráf67668/
Grov67656/
Grofova6732/
Graaffe6711/
Gròf671/
Geerhof671/
Graffhe671/

Groff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Groff in the Russian language
Гроффgroff-

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