Groome Surname

134,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Groome 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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Groome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4951:242,44723,140
England9221:60,4327,163
Ireland2461:19,1422,009
Canada2421:152,25515,495
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Australia871:310,29526,919
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Trinidad and Tobago431:31,7203,224
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Wales221:140,66110,115
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Dominica11:75,891912
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4681:52,0846,304
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Groome 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

Groome Last Name Facts

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

The surname Groome is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Groome? popularity and diffusion

It is the 134,973rd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,186,482 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Groome are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Groome is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,495 people, or 1 in 242,447. In The United States Groome is most frequent in: Virginia, where 19 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Ireland, where 7 percent are found.

Groome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Groome has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Groome surname increased 952 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 337 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Groome Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Groome last name is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States Groome are 19.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Groome earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.33% more than the national average, earning R 599,640 per year; in United States they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning $46,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $53,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groomes921,499/
Groomer92329/
Groomed921/
Groom9118,394/
Grome91387/
Gromer831,401/
Gromes83489/
Grohme83137/
Gromet83134/
Groeme83111/
Gromme8389/
Gromea8360/
Gromez8324/
Gromey8315/
Gromeš8311/
Groume831/
Gromie831/
Grooma831/
Gromei831/
Grom808,195/
Groomhead801/
Grommes771,137/
Grommet77257/
Gromett7762/
Gromest7756/
Grommer7726/
Grohmer7712/
Gromesh772/
Gromets771/
Gromoey771/
Ngromeh771/
Groisme771/
Groumeh771/
Grometh771/
Grosmer770/
Grosmes770/
Gromehe770/
Grame73486/
Groma73369/
Gromm73228/
Gromi7349/
Gromy7349/
Grume7331/
Grohm7326/
Groum7314/
Groem734/
Grrom731/
Groim730/
Grommesh71159/
Grommett7126/
Gromesch7111/
Grommech713/
Grommeth711/
Geeromes711/
Groismer710/
Grosmehr710/
Gramei6711,888/
Gramer672,019/
Grames67890/
Grumet67824/
Gramme67414/
Grumer67334/
Gromio67263/
Grumme67236/
Grumez67183/
Gromis67179/
Gramie67124/
Gramet6780/
Grommesch6761/
Grasme6757/
Grouma6757/
Grümme6738/
Gramee6726/
Gromma6721/
Groumi6719/
Grosmy6716/
Grumes6715/
Grohma6715/
Grahme6711/
Gramez6711/
Gramey679/
Grommi679/
Ghroum678/
Graume678/
Gramej678/
Grommé678/
Groemm677/
Grámer674/
Gramed673/
Grommy673/
Gramge672/
Gramea672/
Gromit672/
Grumei672/
Gromiy671/
Gromoa671/
Grhame671/
Ngrame671/
Grameh671/
Gramje671/
Grumea671/
Grumeh671/
Grumep671/
Gromys671/
Groumt671/
Grzoma671/
Grommt671/
Ghrame670/
Groimm670/

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Groome Reference & Research

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