Grooby Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Grooby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grooby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2351:237,09819,544
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grooby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grooby has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grooby? popularity and diffusion

Grooby is the 536,820th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Grooby live; 53 percent live in Australasia and 53 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 237,098. In England Grooby is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 43 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found and Lancashire, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Grooby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grooby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Grooby last name increased 297 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groobey9228/
Groosby921/
Groby91181/
Grobys83209/
Grosby8386/
Grouby8346/
Grobey8342/
Groboy8312/
Grovoy832/
Groeby832/
Groovy832/
Grobyś831/
Groober7712/
Grossby779/
Groovey772/
Grobysz771/
Ghrosby771/
Grosbey771/
Grobych771/
Groobie770/
Grobe736,279/
Groba731,938/
Graby73443/
Gruby73417/
Grobi7311/
Grovy731/
Grober671,856/
Grasby67895/
Grauby67523/
Grobet67457/
Groebe67347/
Groube67306/
Grubyy67247/
Grobes67169/
Grobis67116/
Grabys67113/
Grabey67101/
Groove6765/
Grovey6763/
Gruboy6762/
Grubey6741/
Grusby6736/
Grubys6734/
Grubiy6719/
Groboi679/
Grubyi677/
Grouba677/
Grobee676/
Grobai676/
Groova674/
Graboy674/
Groubi673/
Grubay673/
Grosbe672/
Grabay672/
Groboî671/
Grobie671/
Groebi671/
Groovi671/
Ghraby671/
Growhy671/
Groowa671/
Grobit671/
Graaby670/
Growey670/

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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 Grooby
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