Grossenbacher Surname

104,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Grossenbacher Surname User-submission:

(Swiss-German) One who came from Grossenbach (large steam), the name of a lost place probably near Bern (the capital city of Switzerland).

Grossenbacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,3871:2,425284
United States7661:473,18440,205
France1011:657,65184,833
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Grossenbacher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Swiss-German) One who came from Grossenbach (large steam), the name of a lost place probably near Bern (the capital city of Switzerland).

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Grossenbacher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grossenbacher is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grossenbacher? popularity and diffusion

Grossenbacher is the 104,601st most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,624,871 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Grossenbacher are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 3,387 people, or 1 in 2,425. In Switzerland Grossenbacher is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 48 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent live and Canton of Solothurn, where 9 percent live. Barring Switzerland it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Grossenbacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grossenbacher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,419 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grossenbacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grossenbacher surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Grossenbacher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.13% more than the national average, earning R 613,416 per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.79% less than the national average, earning $44,821 CAD per year.

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