Gronnow Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Gronnow Surname Definition:

An ancient Welsh personal name. King Henry VII. was grand-maternally descended from Sir Tudor ap Gronow, who lived temp. Edw. III.

Gronnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales191:162,87011,152
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales151:104,5614,503
England21:12,187,685173,419

Gronnow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient Welsh personal name. King Henry VII. was grand-maternally descended from Sir Tudor ap Gronow, who lived temp. Edw. III.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gronnow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gronnow occurs more in Wales more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gronnow.

How Common Is The Last Name Gronnow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Gronnow are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Gronnow is most frequently occurring in Wales, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 162,870. In Wales Gronnow is mostly concentrated in: Wrexham County Borough, where 68 percent reside and Torfaen County Borough, where 32 percent reside. Apart from Wales Gronnow occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Gronnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gronnow has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people who held the Gronnow last name expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gronow921,565/
Groenow86253/
Grounow860/
Gronouwe8057/
Grunow774,871/
Granow77197/
Gronov7765/
Grönow7740/
Grünow7735/
Grenow7716/
Gronaw776/
Greenow71348/
Gronova7129/
Grasnow7118/
Gronoff7110/
Gruhnow718/
Grohnov712/
Grenhow712/
Grumnow711/
Grannaw710/
Grangow710/
Grunhow710/
Greenhow671,783/
Groenhof67893/
Gronhovd6792/
Grosnoff6712/
Gronhoff679/
Grunnhov677/
D'Grunow671/
Grannova671/
Grannoff671/

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Gronnow Reference & Research

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