Gross Surname
Approximately 174,099 people bear this surname
Gross Surname Definition:
A descriptive name, from Old French gros, large, fat. Michael Gross is mentioned in an inhibition by the bishop of Glasgow, 1294 (RMP., p. 203). John Gros or Gras forfeited lands in Berwick in the reign of David 11 (RMS., I, App. II, 846).
Read More About This SurnameGross Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 103,490 | 1:3,502 | 371 |
| Germany | 22,877 | 1:3,519 | 376 |
| Brazil | 6,891 | 1:31,066 | 1,309 |
| France | 6,344 | 1:10,470 | 1,015 |
| Russia | 3,918 | 1:36,785 | 4,991 |
| Switzerland | 3,864 | 1:2,125 | 214 |
| Canada | 3,759 | 1:9,802 | 1,469 |
| Ethiopia | 2,898 | 1:33,660 | 3,918 |
| Austria | 2,816 | 1:3,024 | 293 |
| Poland | 1,995 | 1:19,052 | 2,852 |
| Argentina | 1,694 | 1:25,232 | 2,121 |
| England | 1,538 | 1:36,228 | 4,753 |
| Australia | 1,482 | 1:18,216 | 2,541 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,209 | 1:8,629 | 753 |
| Latvia | 651 | 1:3,149 | 401 |
| Czechia | 629 | 1:16,905 | 2,518 |
| Estonia | 541 | 1:2,443 | 151 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Italy | 501 | 1:122,069 | 20,024 |
| Spain | 444 | 1:105,297 | 8,464 |
| South Africa | 440 | 1:123,131 | 14,541 |
| Kazakhstan | 409 | 1:43,233 | 5,650 |
| Romania | 351 | 1:57,202 | 7,006 |
| Belarus | 302 | 1:31,460 | 5,441 |
| Denmark | 299 | 1:18,879 | 1,856 |
| Thailand | 287 | 1:246,127 | 41,736 |
| Sweden | 269 | 1:36,605 | 2,948 |
| Ecuador | 236 | 1:67,398 | 5,318 |
| New Zealand | 215 | 1:21,062 | 3,698 |
| Chile | 187 | 1:94,206 | 3,597 |
| Netherlands | 185 | 1:91,282 | 15,011 |
| Nicaragua | 177 | 1:34,017 | 1,205 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Belgium | 156 | 1:73,696 | 11,740 |
| Honduras | 119 | 1:74,088 | 1,494 |
| Mexico | 114 | 1:1,088,826 | 13,775 |
| Slovakia | 114 | 1:46,811 | 8,954 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Japan | 111 | 1:1,151,750 | 21,519 |
| Cuba | 102 | 1:112,968 | 3,192 |
| Hungary | 99 | 1:99,154 | 9,620 |
| Liberia | 89 | 1:49,534 | 4,428 |
| Peru | 89 | 1:357,125 | 12,161 |
| Venezuela | 81 | 1:372,890 | 7,910 |
| Uruguay | 73 | 1:47,010 | 5,282 |
| Luxembourg | 72 | 1:8,063 | 1,253 |
| Croatia | 68 | 1:62,185 | 11,473 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 63 | 1:21,650 | 2,464 |
| Costa Rica | 59 | 1:81,018 | 1,498 |
| Paraguay | 59 | 1:122,657 | 2,701 |
| Colombia | 58 | 1:823,691 | 8,539 |
| Philippines | 53 | 1:1,910,155 | 116,778 |
| Moldova | 51 | 1:69,831 | 9,325 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| Norway | 48 | 1:107,131 | 14,344 |
| Israel | 46 | 1:186,036 | 18,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| El Salvador | 30 | 1:211,463 | 2,107 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Cyprus | 21 | 1:42,137 | 4,231 |
| Tajikistan | 19 | 1:441,405 | 3,172 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 1:459,435 | 35,797 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 | 1:4,264 | 487 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 542 | 1:44,973 | 5,596 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,231 | 1:3,529 | 420 |
The alternate forms: Gróss (1) are calculated separately.
Gross (418) may also be a first name.
Gross Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A descriptive name, from Old French gros, large, fat. Michael Gross is mentioned in an inhibition by the bishop of Glasgow, 1294 (RMP., p. 203). John Gros or Gras forfeited lands in Berwick in the reign of David 11 (RMS., I, App. II, 846).
= Grose q.v. N.B.—The Mod. German name Gross also found in our directories = Tall, Big [O.H.Ger. gróz = Old English greát]
“Large” in German. Used also by Jews as equivalent of Gedaliah.
(German) The large or fat person.
French gros. Great, big, as to stature.
Ralph, Matthew, Roger, Robert de Grosso, Normandy, 1180- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Henry Gros, Thomas de Gruce, and others, England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Danish, Gross; from the Flemish, Groos, Gros; from the French, Grosse; from the Dutch, Grosz; in the Domesday Book, Grossus; a personal name.
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.).
User-submitted Reference
Common amongst Ashkenazi Jews. Meaning 'big,' from German 'gross' (big, large).
- anonymous submissionGross Demographics
Average Gross Salary in
United States
$45,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gross Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gross Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gross (Arabic: جروس, Georgian: გროსს, Russian: Гросс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Gróss. Click here for further potential spellings of Gross.
How Common Is The Last Name Gross? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,234th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 41,859 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Gross live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gross is also the 420,385th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 418 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 103,490 people, or 1 in 3,502. In The United States Gross is mostly found in: New York, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Gross is found in 136 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Gross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gross has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gross surname grew 727 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 625 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 37 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gross Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Jewish (38%) in Ireland, Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (76%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gross surname are 10.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.31% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gross earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning 349,761 kr per year; in Peru they earn 50.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,117 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.64% more than the national average, earning R 464,904 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.75% more than the national average, earning $31,727,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning $55,108 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gróss | 93 | 1 | / |
| Grosse | 91 | 13,629 | / |
| Groiss | 91 | 1,072 | / |
| Groess | 91 | 201 | / |
| Grooss | 91 | 184 | / |
| Grouss | 91 | 119 | / |
| Grosås | 91 | 57 | / |
| Grossz | 91 | 6 | / |
| Groyss | 91 | 4 | / |
| Grossh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Grosst | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ngross | 91 | 1 | / |
| Grossd | 91 | 1 | / |
| Grohss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Grosss | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gros | 89 | 35,989 | / |
| Grousse | 83 | 16 | / |
| Grossås | 83 | 5 | / |
| Grossch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghrouss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Groosse | 83 | 0 | / |
| Grass | 80 | 14,602 | / |
| Grose | 80 | 11,394 | / |
| Grosz | 80 | 5,055 | / |
| Grohs | 80 | 4,825 | / |
| Groos | 80 | 4,161 | / |
| Gruss | 80 | 2,788 | / |
| Grosh | 80 | 946 | / |
| Grois | 80 | 463 | / |
| Grous | 80 | 398 | / |
| Groes | 80 | 272 | / |
| Grots | 80 | 185 | / |
| Groys | 80 | 181 | / |
| Grost | 80 | 169 | / |
| Grods | 80 | 126 | / |
| Grgos | 80 | 70 | / |
| Grojs | 80 | 31 | / |
| Grãos | 80 | 30 | / |
| Grosd | 80 | 7 | / |
| Grüss | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gráss | 80 | 2 | / |
| Grosp | 80 | 2 | / |
| Grhos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gruos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grossová | 77 | 786 | / |
| Grossova | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gro | 75 | 382 | / |
| Grosch | 73 | 8,102 | / |
| Grasse | 73 | 3,229 | / |
| Grouse | 73 | 528 | / |
| Grauss | 73 | 463 | / |
| Grotts | 73 | 365 | / |
| Ghrous | 73 | 347 | / |
| Groush | 73 | 272 | / |
| Groose | 73 | 203 | / |
| Groise | 73 | 139 | / |
| Groesz | 73 | 112 | / |
| Grosze | 73 | 94 | / |
| Groehs | 73 | 89 | / |
| Grohse | 73 | 86 | / |
| Grodås | 73 | 84 | / |
| Groust | 73 | 83 | / |
| Groihs | 73 | 57 | / |
| Grusse | 73 | 47 | / |
| Grousd | 73 | 23 | / |
| Groisz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Graass | 73 | 11 | / |
| Grasst | 73 | 10 | / |
| Groshe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Grosce | 73 | 5 | / |
| Groosh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Grouts | 73 | 3 | / |
| Groots | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghrosh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Grousz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Groesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grassp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghroes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghroos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Groish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgrass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grasås | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greuss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Groths | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grozse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Groyssová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Groissová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Groß | 67 | 70,484 | / |
| Gras | 67 | 22,321 | / |
| Groh | 67 | 16,997 | / |
| Grot | 67 | 3,331 | / |
| Grosche | 67 | 2,139 | / |
| Groo | 67 | 2,097 | / |
| Grou | 67 | 1,806 | / |
| Grus | 67 | 1,081 | / |
| Grod | 67 | 987 | / |
| Groz | 67 | 704 | / |
| Groy | 67 | 310 | / |
| Grop | 67 | 257 | / |
| Grosová | 67 | 166 | / |
| Groš | 67 | 131 | / |
| Groś | 67 | 99 | / |
| Grgo | 67 | 78 | / |
| Grňo | 67 | 72 | / |
| Grotsch | 67 | 68 | / |
| Groj | 67 | 39 | / |
| Groa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Grosova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Grox | 67 | 19 | / |
| Grós | 67 | 17 | / |
| Grús | 67 | 13 | / |
| Grausse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Groi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Groć | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gëro | 67 | 11 | / |
| Groň | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ghro | 67 | 6 | / |
| Groč | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngro | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ggro | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kgro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grás | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grassse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grđo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grgoosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grro | 67 | 1 | / |
Gross Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gross in the Georgian language | ||
| გროსს | gross | - |
| Gross in the Russian language | ||
| Гросс | gross | - |
| Gross in the Arabic language | ||
| جروس | jrws | - |
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