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

Grossard occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Grossard.

How Common Is The Last Name Grossard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 825,152nd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. Grossard is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Grossard are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Grossard is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 281,452. In France it is mostly found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 27 percent reside, Guadeloupe, where 22 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside. Beside France this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Grossard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grossard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grossard surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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