Grossard Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Grossard Surname Definition:

Big, Stout [v. under Grose, and + the French diminutive suff. -ard, Teutonic hard, hart, hard]

Grossard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2361:281,45243,215
Belgium941:122,30517,923
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Grossard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Big, Stout [v. under Grose, and + the French diminutive suff. -ard, Teutonic hard, hart, hard]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grossard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grossard occurs most in France. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grossard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grossard is the 825,152nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. Grossard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Grossard are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 281,452. In France Grossard is most frequent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 27 percent live, Guadeloupe, where 22 percent live and Île-de-France, where 21 percent live. Not including France this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Grossard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grossard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grossard last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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