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 last name Gronnow has its highest incidence in Wales. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gronnow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gronnow is the 3,432,070th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is predominantly 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 is most commonly used in Wales, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 162,870. In Wales it is mostly found in: Wrexham County Borough, where 68 percent are found and Torfaen County Borough, where 32 percent are found. Excluding Wales it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Gronnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gronnow has changed over time. In Wales the share of the population with the last name grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 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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