Gros Surname

15,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tonga

Gros Surname Definition:

(French) The fat man.

Gros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France22,1671:2,996196
United States3,8501:94,14510,564
Germany2,6211:30,7164,047
Poland9691:39,2256,131
Spain9481:49,3164,631
Slovenia9181:2,710364
Syria4961:38,9132,342
Romania4471:44,9175,637
Switzerland4221:19,4623,150
Netherlands3471:48,6668,337
Argentina3171:134,83711,405
Russia3011:478,81444,572
Brazil2111:1,014,57035,835
Tonga1751:613165
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Czechia1201:88,61214,778
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
Austria1041:81,87912,272
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Serbia881:81,1936,964
Thailand801:882,979139,249
England681:819,38343,863
Lebanon671:84,1365,493
Slovakia611:87,48316,880
Croatia491:86,29814,514
Luxembourg481:12,0952,127
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Moldova391:91,31711,266
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Australia341:793,99150,673
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
Peru321:993,25418,991
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Chile281:629,16015,000
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Finland201:274,83520,939
Greece201:553,99069,165
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Benin111:939,60046,216
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
China101:136,732,1577,199
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Montenegro101:63,9563,729
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Norway91:571,36544,190
Estonia81:165,22626,217
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3371:149,01713,853

The alternate forms: Groš (131), Groś (99) & Grós (17) are calculated separately.

Gros (343) may also be a first name.

Gros Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The fat man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gros Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gros (Georgian: გროს, Hindi: ग्रोस, Russian: Грос) is found most in France. It may be found as: Groš, Groś or Grós. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gros? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,483rd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 202,494 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Gros reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 471,283rd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 343 people.

The last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 22,167 people, or 1 in 2,996. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent are found, Occitanie, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Other than France this last name occurs in 105 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Gros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gros surname expanded 1,142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gros Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gros last name is chiefly Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Melkite Greek Catholic (90%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gros are 34.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Gros earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.88% less than the national average, earning 287,677 kr per year; in Peru they earn 79.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,808 per year; in United States they earn 3.81% less than the national average, earning $41,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.68% less than the national average, earning $44,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groš92131/
Groś9299/
Grós9217/
Gross89174,099/
Grose8911,394/
Grosz895,055/
Grohs894,825/
Groos894,161/
Grosh89946/
Grois89463/
Grous89398/
Groes89272/
Grots89185/
Groys89181/
Grost89169/
Grods89126/
Grgos8970/
Grojs8931/
Grãos8930/
Grosc8914/
Grosd897/
Grosp892/
Grozs892/
Grhos891/
Gruos891/
Gro86382/
Grosse8013,629/
Grosch808,102/
Groiss801,072/
Grouse80528/
Grotts80365/
Ghrous80347/
Groush80272/
Groose80203/
Groess80201/
Grooss80184/
Groise80139/
Grouss80119/
Groesz80112/
Grosze8094/
Groehs8089/
Grohse8086/
Grodås8084/
Groust8083/
Groihs8057/
Grosås8057/
Grousd8023/
Groisz8012/
Grossz806/
Groshe805/
Grosce805/
Groyss804/
Groosh803/
Grouts803/
Groots803/
Grossh803/
Grosst803/
Ghrosh802/
Ngross801/
Grousz801/
Groesh801/
Grossd801/
Ghroes801/
Ghroos801/
Groish801/
Grohss801/
Grosss800/
Groths800/
Grozse800/
Groß7570,484/
Gras7522,321/
Groh7516,997/
Grot753,331/
Groo752,097/
Grou751,806/
Grus751,081/
Grod75987/
Groz75704/
Groc75701/
Groy75310/
Grop75257/
Grgo7578/
Grňo7572/
Groj7539/
Groa7534/
Grox7519/
Grús7513/
Groi7512/
Groć7512/
Gëro7511/
Groň757/
Ghro756/
Groč756/
Ngro755/
Ggro753/
Kgro751/
Gruo751/
Grás751/
Grho751/
Grđo751/
Cgro751/
Grro751/
Grosche732,139/
Grosová73166/
Grotsch7368/
Grosova7328/
Grousse7316/
Grossås735/
Grossch731/
Ghrouss731/
Grgoosh731/
Groosse730/
Groot6717,847/
Grass6714,602/
Groce676,920/
Grout676,671/
Gropp673,871/
Graus673,677/
Groux673,383/
Gruss672,788/
Group672,320/
Groch671,807/
Grósz671,676/
Grott671,459/
Gruse671,185/
Groiß671,001/
Gruis67971/
Grossová67786/
Grgas67781/
Graas67697/
Grush67696/
Grats67695/
Greus67640/
Groud67535/
Grase67509/
Grouh67450/
Groop67426/
Grouz67401/
Grash67339/
Grodź67299/
Grodt67272/
Grodd67235/
Gruys67206/
Grasz67189/
Grahs67187/
Grusd67151/
Gruhs67147/
Grust67146/
Grusz6792/
Groix6792/
Groutsch6785/
Gruzs6780/
Grodz6773/
Gruot6761/
Grood6755/
Grocz6746/
Groshova6741/
Grast6732/
Ghroy6730/
Groszová6729/
Grossova6724/
Grads6722/
Grühs6721/
Groisová6720/
Grozz6720/
Grhas6720/
N'Gro6720/
Grohp6719/
Grúsz6716/
Groše6714/
Grooz6712/
Groit6711/
Grodż6711/
Gropf6710/
Groyß6710/
Hgras6710/
Ghroi679/
Ghroo679/
Grász679/
Grajs677/
Grooß676/
Grüss676/
Groitsch675/
Geero675/
Groyz674/
Grohsová673/
Grasp673/
Groic673/
Grasø673/
Ghras673/
Grousova672/
Groosová672/
Grazs672/
Grgus672/
Groph672/
Gráss672/
Groyt672/
Gruop672/
Gërro672/
Ngroo671/
Grottsch671/
Gruus671/
Grodp671/
Grohy671/
Grotc671/
Gróss671/
Grras671/
Gïrïo671/
Grasc671/
Groïa671/
Grohsova671/
Groiz671/
Grojc671/
Grzas671/
Ghrod671/
Grāts671/
Cgrus671/
Grooe670/
Groustch670/

Gros Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gros in the Georgian language
გროსgros-
Gros in the Hindi language
ग्रोसgrosa-
Gros in the Russian language
Гросgros-

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Gros Reference & Research

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