Grose Surname

45,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9081:52,4696,306
Australia1,6791:16,0782,265
England1,2191:45,7085,760
Canada7591:48,5455,894
New Zealand1881:24,0874,212
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
Jamaica951:30,2102,238
Chile711:248,1197,493
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Wales411:75,4766,450
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Norfolk Island61:38264
Guyana61:127,0377,965
India51:153,413,076951,030
France51:13,284,544357,392
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8361:29,1573,933
Isle of Man161:3,392374
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9501:52,8625,965

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Josce, Matthew le Gros, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Crassus, or Le Gros, was a name of the Geroies, Barons of Eschaufour.

The Norman People (1874)

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Grose Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grose (Russian: Гросе) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as: Groše, Grosé or Gröse. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grose? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grose is the 45,537th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 639,595 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Grose are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Grose is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name worldwide, held by 39 people.

The last name Grose is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6,908 people, or 1 in 52,469. In The United States it is most numerous in: West Virginia, where 8 percent are found, Maryland, where 5 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States Grose exists in 50 countries. It also occurs 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 last name grew 727 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 820 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grose Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grose last name is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grose surname are 15.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.52% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groše9314/
Grosé931/
Gröse931/
Grosse9113,629/
Grouse91528/
Groose91203/
Groser91192/
Groise91139/
Grosze9194/
Grohse9186/
Groset9159/
Grosei9144/
Grosey9130/
Groese9112/
Groses9112/
Groshe915/
Grosce915/
Grosie913/
Grosee911/
Grozse910/
Gros8935,989/
Grosser839,434/
Grosset834,578/
Grosche832,139/
Grossie83204/
Grosett8399/
Groszer8378/
Grossey8339/
Grohser8334/
Grouset8333/
Groyser8332/
Grouser8332/
Grosges8332/
Grosher8329/
Grosier8325/
Grousse8316/
Grousez8315/
Groiser8313/
Groiset8313/
Groesse839/
Grosses838/
Grosieh831/
Groseah831/
Grosger831/
Grosjea831/
Grojser831/
Grotser831/
Grotsey830/
Groesze830/
Groosse830/
Grooser830/
Groshes830/
Gross80174,099/
Große8017,465/
Groce806,920/
Grosz805,055/
Grohs804,825/
Groos804,161/
Gruse801,185/
Grosh80946/
Groze80605/
Grase80509/
Grosa80483/
Grois80463/
Grese80400/
Grous80398/
Grosy80255/
Grots80185/
Groys80181/
Grost80169/
Grods80126/
Grgos8070/
Grosi8054/
Grojs8031/
Groge8022/
Grosd807/
Groje802/
Grosp802/
Grhos801/
Gruos801/
Grousset772,138/
Grossett771,350/
Groisser7742/
Grosshed7721/
Groesche7720/
Grousett7713/
Grosseth7711/
Groisier773/
Grosseit773/
Grousser772/
Grossjer772/
Groseett771/
Grossedt771/
Grossets771/
Groschie770/
Groscher770/
Grossi7341,030/
Grosch738,102/
Graser734,888/
Großer734,393/
Grasse733,229/
Grozea732,047/
Gresse731,781/
Groiss731,072/
Groger73666/
Greese73386/
Grotts73365/
Ghrous73347/
Grause73320/
Grases73274/
Groush73272/
Grossa73225/
Greuse73206/
Grosha73188/
Grossy73188/
Grooss73184/
Graese73173/
Groshi73162/
Groche73160/
Grouss73119/
Groisy73111/
Grocer7391/
Grusea7391/
Grodås7384/
Grasee7383/
Groust7383/
Graset7365/
Groihs7357/
Grosås7357/
Grusie7348/
Grusse7347/
Grosoi7345/
Grozis7341/
Grogis7333/
Gröser7327/
Grousd7323/
Grouge7322/
Grousa7319/
Gresey7317/
Gruseh7315/
Gruuse7315/
Grosić7315/
Grasie7313/
Groisz7312/
Gruser739/
Grozer739/
Grésse737/
Grossz736/
Gruosi735/
Groyss734/
Grasey734/
Grossé734/
Groszy734/
Gratse733/
Grushe733/
Groces733/
Groosh733/
Grosis733/
Grozes733/
Grouts733/
Groots733/
Grossh733/
Grouze733/
Grodje733/
Grosst733/
Grocey732/
Ghrosh732/
Grotsi732/
Grotge732/
Grosai732/
Grodjs732/
Grosič732/
Grusce732/
Grooce731/
Ngross731/
Grousi731/
Grousz731/
Grozez731/
Gruise731/
Groges731/
Grossd731/
Gresej731/
Greshe731/
Grasce731/
Grasea731/
Grasje731/
Ghroos731/
Grashe731/
Groish731/
Ngrase731/
Grosay731/
Gresie731/
Grooge731/
Grossè731/
Grosza731/
Groget731/
Grohsy731/
Groisi731/
Grozet731/
Gruset731/
Grasei731/
Groesy731/
Grohss731/
Grozze731/
Groced730/
Grosss730/
Grouce730/
Groeze730/
Grozee730/
Grusey730/
Groths730/
Gresea730/
Groice730/
Grooze730/
Grocie730/
Gresee730/
Groutsche7121/
Grossherr7119/
Grosseová716/
Grosseova711/
Grousseet711/
Groß6770,484/
Gras6722,321/
Grasser677,711/
Grasset675,707/
Grassie67774/
Groz67704/
Grozier67589/
Grösser67412/
Grösche67313/
Grässer67247/
Grasher67172/
Grosová67166/
Grassey67133/
Groš67131/
Grouzis67113/
Grusser67109/
Groś6799/
Grocher6787/
Grusche6783/
Gressie6781/
Grashei6774/
Graszer6773/
Gruszie6772/
Grotsch6768/
Grasses6765/
Groussa6764/
Grauser6742/
Grasier6735/
Grushey6730/
Grossio6729/
Grosova6728/
Ghrousi6725/
Grodger6723/
Gratsea6723/
Groschi6722/
Grasheu6721/
Grox6719/
Gressey6718/
Grosich6718/
Grasett6717/
Grós6717/
Grahase6716/
Groussi6716/
Grashey6715/
Groizet6713/
Gräsche6713/
Grausse6712/
Graseis6712/
Groć6712/
Grosajt6712/
Grassez6711/
Grassee6710/
Großeit6710/
Gruseth679/
Grothge679/
Grodsui679/
Gröhser678/
Gruossi678/
Gruseah677/
Gresche677/
Groisha677/
Groč676/
Groshaj676/
Grousis675/
Groscheová675/
Grouzes675/
Grouzet675/
Grossås675/
Grajser675/
Grodsuy674/
Grascer674/
Graesse673/
Grouche673/
Grossis673/
Grasges673/
Grasche672/
Grogets672/
Greesey672/
Gresseh672/
Gresseu672/
Grähser672/
Gröszer672/
Gruhser672/
Grosits672/
D'Grosa671/
Groczea671/
Groshay671/
Grossch671/
Grossip671/
Grossit671/
Grosych671/
Gressee671/
Greuser671/
Gratsie671/
Grusset671/
Grausie671/
Ghrouss671/
Grouzer671/
Grás671/
Grassei671/
Grassse671/
Gratser671/
Grosheitsh671/
Gruossa671/
Grushed671/
Grushie671/
Groussy671/
Groussé671/
Grouzez671/
Grozits671/
D'Groce671/
Grgoosh671/
Groshii671/
Grotsui671/
Groggea671/
Greshey671/
Grouger670/
Grocett670/
Grottge670/
Grussey670/
Grotshi670/
Grotche670/
Graesey670/
Grochee670/
Grochet670/
Gressei670/
Grorzie670/
Groshza670/
Grutser670/
Grozies670/
Grocier670/
Gruisie670/
Grushes670/

Grose Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grose in the Russian language
Гросеgrose-

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