Grosby Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Grosby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grosby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grosby (54) may also be a first name.

Grosby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grosby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Grosby.

How Common Is The Last Name Grosby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Grosby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Grosby reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 54 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States Grosby is primarily concentrated in: California, where 23 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Grosby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grosby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grosby surname grew 857 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grosby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grosby last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Grosby earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.05% more than the national average, earning $52,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grossby929/
Ghrosby921/
Grosbey921/
Groosby921/
Groby91181/
Grasby83895/
Grooby83600/
Grobys83209/
Grouby8346/
Grobey8342/
Grusby8336/
Groboy8312/
Gresby8310/
Grosbe832/
Grobyś831/
Grassby77487/
Grosber7770/
Groobey7728/
Grobych771/
Grossba771/
Grobysz771/
Gradsby770/
Grobe736,279/
Groba731,938/
Graby73443/
Grobi7311/
Grovy731/
Grosbois712,857/
Grosbuis7127/
Grosbaha7125/
Grossber716/
Grossway714/
Grosboit711/
Grossbet710/
Gressbay710/
Grober671,856/
Grauby67523/
Grobet67457/
Groube67306/
Grobes67169/
Grobis67116/
Grabys67113/
Grabey67101/
Grovey6763/
Groboi679/
Grouba677/
Grobai676/
Grobee676/
Graboy674/
Groubi673/
Grabay672/
Grovoy672/
Groovy672/
Grobie671/
Ghraby671/
Groisbois671/
Grasbi671/
Grousbois671/
Grobit671/
Groboî671/
Gresbi671/
Groswe670/
Graaby670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grosby
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