Groom Surname

29,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Groom Surname Definition:

(English) Lad, Churl, Servant (Middle English grom(e,groome, lad, servant, from the Low German word of which Middle Dutch grom, Old Norse grom-r, lad, are representatives: Old French grom(m)e, diminutive gromet, servant, is prob. from the same source] Ac [and] Gloton was a gret cherl.

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Groom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0321:51,5446,211
England6,4901:8,5851,253
Australia1,6111:16,7572,354
South Africa9941:54,5056,928
Canada6151:59,9127,061
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Wales3281:9,4351,034
New Zealand2791:16,2312,833
Scotland1191:44,9904,039
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Northern Ireland461:40,1093,723
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Israel321:267,42624,032
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
India161:47,941,586492,263
Greece151:738,65380,079
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
France101:6,642,272293,169
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Malta11:430,2723,380
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1441:5,882898
Wales421:37,3432,016
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5531:32,3373,885

Groom (252) may also be a first name.

Groom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Lad, Churl, Servant (Middle English grom(e,groome, lad, servant, from the Low German word of which Middle Dutch grom, Old Norse grom-r, lad, are representatives: Old French grom(m)e, diminutive gromet, servant, is prob. from the same source] Ac [and] Gloton was a gret cherl.

‘I, Gloton,’ quod [quoth] the grom, ‘ Gilty me yelde,’—Piers Plowman, 3193, 3221-2 Lord and lady, grome and wenche.—Chaucer, Hous of Fame, 206.

The shepheard swaines that did about him play...

One of those groomes (a jolly groome was he As ever piped on an oaten reed . . .) Spenser, Colin Clout, 6, 12-13.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"One who attends, observes, takes or has the care or custody of anything, whether of horses, chambers, garment, bride, &c." Richardson. Dutch grom, an attendant.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Grum; from the Dutch, Grummer; from the French, Grummeau; from the German, Crumm, Grummich; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Groom Last Name Facts

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

Groom (Arabic: العريس, Russian: Гроом) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Groom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,181st most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 396,191 people. The surname Groom is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Groom live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 561,423rd most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 252 people.

Groom is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 7,032 people, or 1 in 51,544. In The United States Groom is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Groom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Groom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Groom last name increased 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 781 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 744 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 820 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Groom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Groom are 11.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.92% registered with the party.

The amount Groom earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning R 293,256 per year; in United States they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $43,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groome913,333/
Groomn911/
Grom898,195/
Grome80387/
Gromm80228/
Groon80164/
Grohm8026/
Groum8014/
Groem804/
Gromn802/
Grrom801/
Groim800/
Grohme73137/
Gromme7389/
Grosim7339/
Groont7315/
Grocim7312/
Grocem7312/
Ghroum738/
Groemm737/
Grotem737/
Groone736/
Groong733/
Grommt731/
Groumt731/
Groume731/
Groimm730/
Gram678,437/
Grum673,725/
Grooten671,477/
Gron671,057/
Groń67926/
Gronová6749/
Grão6745/
Gromowa6737/
Gronova6729/
Grüm6720/
Grám6713/
Grommtt6712/
Grodtem6710/
Grochim676/
Grossem673/
Grootin672/
Gróm671/
Grottem671/
Groisme671/
Grossim671/
Groohne670/

Groom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Groom in the Russian language
Гроомgroom-
Groom in the Arabic language
العريسalrys-

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Groom Reference & Research

Groom, Groome, Croom, Croome, Crume, Crum FamilyTree DNA Grou - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Groom, Groome, Croom, Croome, Crume, Crum FamilyTree DNA Proj - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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