Grosse Surname

38,584th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grosse Surname Definition:

= Grose q.v. N.B.—The Mod. German name Gross also found in our directories = Tall, Big [O.H.Ger. gróz = Old English greát]

Grosse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0581:15,9162,101
France3,1801:20,8882,424
United States3,0611:118,41212,720
Australia5741:47,0315,879
Canada3131:117,71812,450
England2661:209,46618,018
Brazil2621:817,07829,598
Argentina1721:248,50820,139
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Austria541:157,69320,874
Poland491:775,68962,719
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Scotland241:223,07611,507
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Norway111:467,48139,375
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Israel91:950,84857,975
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Comoros11:749,524685
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4171:120,42811,742

The alternate forms: Grossé (4) & Grossè (1) are calculated separately.

Grosse (20) may also be a first name.

Grosse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Grose q.v. N.B.—The Mod. German name Gross also found in our directories = Tall, Big [O.H.Ger. gróz = Old English greát]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grosse Last Name Facts

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

Grosse (Russian: Гроссе) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Grossé or Grossè. For other possible spellings of Grosse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grosse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,584th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 534,709 people. The surname Grosse occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Grosse live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grosse is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

Grosse is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 5,058 people, or 1 in 15,916. In Germany Grosse is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside, Berlin, where 13 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany Grosse is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in France, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Grosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grosse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grosse surname expanded 734 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grosse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Grosse last name is chiefly Anglican (63%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Grosse surname are 23.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.91% registered with the party.

The amount Grosse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 435.56% more than the national average, earning 1,853,450 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 306.42% more than the national average, earning R 965,820 per year; in United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning $46,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grossé944/
Grossè941/
Grosser929,434/
Grosset924,578/
Grossie92204/
Grossey9239/
Grousse9216/
Groesse929/
Grosses928/
Groosse920/
Gross91174,099/
Grose9111,394/
Grousset862,138/
Grossett861,350/
Groisser8642/
Grosshed8621/
Grosseth8611/
Grosseit863/
Grousser862/
Grossedt861/
Grossets861/
Grossi8341,030/
Grasse833,229/
Gresse831,781/
Groiss831,072/
Grouse83528/
Grossa83225/
Groose83203/
Groser83192/
Grossy83188/
Grooss83184/
Groise83139/
Grouss83119/
Grosze8394/
Grohse8386/
Groset8359/
Grosås8357/
Grusse8347/
Grosei8344/
Grosey8330/
Groese8312/
Groses8312/
Grésse837/
Grossz836/
Groshe835/
Grosce835/
Groyss834/
Grosie833/
Grosis833/
Grossh833/
Grosst833/
Ngross831/
Grossd831/
Grosee831/
Grohss831/
Grosss830/
Grozse830/
Gros8035,989/
Grossherr8019/
Grosseová806/
Grosseova801/
Grousseet801/
Grasser777,711/
Grasset775,707/
Grosche772,139/
Grassie77774/
Grösser77412/
Grässer77247/
Grassey77133/
Grusser77109/
Grosett7799/
Gressie7781/
Groszer7778/
Grasses7765/
Groussa7764/
Grohser7734/
Grouset7733/
Groyser7732/
Grouser7732/
Grossio7729/
Grosher7729/
Grosier7725/
Gressey7718/
Groussi7716/
Grousez7715/
Groiser7713/
Groiset7713/
Grausse7712/
Grassez7711/
Grassee7710/
Gruossi778/
Grousis775/
Grossås775/
Graesse773/
Grossis773/
Gresseh772/
Gresseu772/
Grosits772/
Grossch771/
Grossip771/
Grossit771/
Gressee771/
Grusset771/
Grosieh771/
Groseah771/
Ghrouss771/
Grassei771/
Grassse771/
Grosjea771/
Gruossa771/
Grojser771/
Groussy771/
Groussé771/
Grotser771/
Grussey770/
Grotsey770/
Groesze770/
Gressei770/
Grooser770/
Groshes770/
Große7317,465/
Grass7314,602/
Groce736,920/
Grosz735,055/
Grohs734,825/
Groos734,161/
Gruse731,185/
Grosh73946/
Groze73605/
Grase73509/
Grosa73483/
Grois73463/
Grese73400/
Grous73398/
Grosy73255/
Grots73185/
Groys73181/
Grost73169/
Grods73126/
Grgos7370/
Grosi7354/
Grojs7331/
Groše7314/
Grosd737/
Gráss732/
Grosp732/
Grhos731/
Gróss731/
Gruos731/
Grosé731/
Gröse731/
Grossová71786/
Grasseth7191/
Grossich7190/
Grassett7162/
Grossova7124/
Groussis7123/
Groesche7120/
Greusset7117/
Grousett7113/
Grasseis7110/
Gruisset717/
Groutsis716/
Grossitt716/
Ghroussi714/
Groisier713/
Groshish712/
Graessie711/
Grochess711/
Groseett711/
Grossuis711/
Grassets711/
Grausser711/
Gruissey710/
Groschie710/
Grossith710/
Groscher710/
Grassi6762,072/
Grosch678,102/
Graser674,888/
Großer674,393/
Grozea672,047/
Grassa671,207/
Grauss67463/
Greese67386/
Grasis67381/
Grotts67365/
Ghrous67347/
Grassy67330/
Grause67320/
Grases67274/
Groush67272/
Grussi67241/
Gressy67211/
Greuse67206/
Grosha67188/
Graese67173/
Groshi67162/
Groche67160/
Gressi67113/
Groisy67111/
Grocer6791/
Grusea6791/
Grodås6784/
Grasee6783/
Grussy6783/
Groust6783/
Graset6765/
Groihs6757/
Grusie6748/
Grosoi6745/
Grüssi6735/
Gröser6727/
Grousd6723/
Groutsche6721/
Grusis6721/
Grousa6719/
Gresey6717/
Gruseh6715/
Gruuse6715/
Grosić6715/
Grasie6713/
Grasys6713/
Groisz6712/
Grusys6711/
Graass6711/
Grassé6711/
Grasst6710/
Grussa6710/
Gruser679/
Grasseová675/
Gruosi675/
Grasey674/
Groszy674/
Gratse673/
Grushe673/
Groces673/
Groosh673/
Grouts673/
Groots673/
Grouze673/
Grocey672/
Ghrosh672/
Grotsi672/
Grosai672/
Gressé672/
Grosič672/
Grusce672/
Grooce671/
Grousi671/
Grousz671/
Groyssová671/
Gruise671/
Groissová671/
Gresej671/
Greshe671/
Grasce671/
Grasea671/
Grasje671/
Grassesch671/
Grassp671/
Ghroos671/
Grashe671/
Groish671/
Ngrase671/
Grosay671/
Kgrass671/
Grasås671/
Gresie671/
Greuss671/
Grossheitsch671/
Grosza671/
Grohsy671/
Groisi671/
Grüssy671/
Gruset671/
Grasei671/
Groesy671/
Grozze671/
Groced670/
Grouce670/
Grozee670/
Grusey670/
Groths670/
Gresea670/
Groice670/
Grooze670/
Grocie670/
Gresee670/

Grosse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grosse in the Russian language
Гроссеgrosse-

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Grosse Reference & Research

Gross DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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