Grose Surname
Approximately 11,394 people bear this surname
Grose Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Big, Stout [Middle EnglishO.French gros(se, big, great, heavy, thick; Latin gross-us, thick, solid] Hugh le Gros.—Cal. Rot. Orig.
Gros and Grosse are common French surnames.
Grose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,908 | 1:52,469 | 6,306 |
| Australia | 1,679 | 1:16,078 | 2,265 |
| England | 1,219 | 1:45,708 | 5,760 |
| Canada | 759 | 1:48,545 | 5,894 |
| New Zealand | 188 | 1:24,087 | 4,212 |
| South Africa | 147 | 1:368,556 | 33,364 |
| Jamaica | 95 | 1:30,210 | 2,238 |
| Chile | 71 | 1:248,119 | 7,493 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Brazil | 63 | 1:3,398,005 | 96,455 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:75,476 | 6,450 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Norfolk Island | 6 | 1:382 | 64 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 836 | 1:29,157 | 3,933 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:3,392 | 374 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 950 | 1:52,862 | 5,965 |
The alternate forms: Groše (14), Grosé (1) & Gröse (1) are calculated separately.
Grose (39) may also be a first name.
Grose Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Big, Stout [Middle EnglishO.French gros(se, big, great, heavy, thick; Latin gross-us, thick, solid] Hugh le Gros.—Cal. Rot. Orig.
Gros and Grosse are common French surnames.
Josce, Matthew le Gros, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Crassus, or Le Gros, was a name of the Geroies, Barons of Eschaufour.
Grose was a name well known in the county in the 16th and 17th centuries. The family of Grose or Grosse hailed originally from Liskeard, hut resided afterwards at Camborne and Budock, where they flourished for five generations (A.). Ezekiel Grosse, gent., of Trelodevus, Camborne, bought the manor of Rosemodres in the reign of Elizabeth for £700 (P.). Ezekiel Grosse, attorney - at - law, of Golden, Camborne, and of Rosewarne, in the reign of Charles I., was a commissioner for the county in Cromwell's time (P. and G.). Edward Grose was mayor of Truro in 1674 (P.). Grose is also an old Bodmin name, the earliest form being Le Gros, which was the name of one of the burgesses for the borough in parliament in the reign of Edward I. (M.).
Grose Demographics
Average Male Grose Height
177.24 cm
Average Female Grose Height
162.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Grose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grose (Russian: Гросе) is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Groše, Grosé or Gröse. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grose? popularity and diffusion
It is the 45,537th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 639,595 people. The last name Grose is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Grose reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Grose is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name globally, held by 39 people.
Grose is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,908 people, or 1 in 52,469. In The United States it is most common in: West Virginia, where 8 percent are found, Maryland, where 5 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States Grose exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Grose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Grose has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grose surname expanded 727 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 820 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Grose Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Grose last name are 15.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.52% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Grose earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.27% more than the national average, earning R 440,280 per year; in United States they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning $41,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $52,244 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Grose Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grose in the Russian language | ||
| Гросе | grose | - |
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Grose Reference & Research
Gross DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Gross FamilyTree DNA Project - 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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Footnotes
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