Grosser Surname

54,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grosser Surname Definition:

(English) The merchant in gross, or wholesaler.

Grosser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,7081:14,1041,833
United States1,9261:188,19318,687
Australia9691:27,8593,790
Austria1721:49,5087,848
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Canada891:413,99536,402
Israel791:108,32412,251
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Czechia471:226,24431,645
England361:1,547,72466,012
France261:2,554,720189,486
Slovakia261:205,24833,808
Chile241:734,02016,565
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India51:153,413,076951,030
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

The alternate forms: Grösser (412) are calculated separately.

Grosser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The merchant in gross, or wholesaler.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Grosser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grosser (Russian: Гроссер) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Grösser. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grosser? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 54,024th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 772,477 people. Grosser is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Grosser live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,708 people, or 1 in 14,104. In Germany Grosser is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Bavaria, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Grosser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grosser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grosser surname rose 799 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grosser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grosser surname are 16.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grosser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.76% less than the national average, earning 288,076 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.43% less than the national average, earning R 141,564 per year; in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grösser95412/
Grossier93706/
Grossert93650/
Groesser93408/
Groisser9342/
Grousser932/
Grosse9213,629/
Groser92192/
Groussier8850/
Grossherr8819/
Grasser867,711/
Grosset864,578/
Gresser862,261/
Grässer86247/
Grossie86204/
Grossir86115/
Grusser86109/
Grüsser86107/
Groszer8678/
Grossey8639/
Grohser8634/
Groyser8632/
Grouser8632/
Grosher8629/
Grosier8625/
Grosert8619/
Grousse8616/
Groiser8613/
Groeser8611/
Grosjer8611/
Grosses868/
Grosger861/
Grojser861/
Grotser861/
Groosse860/
Grooser860/
Grose8311,394/
Grosserová8238/
Grossheart821/
Gressier803,908/
Grousset802,138/
Grossett801,350/
Graesser80612/
Grassert8048/
Grassere8026/
Grosshed8021/
Grosseth8011/
Grassier807/
Groisier803/
Grosseit803/
Groshier802/
Groshert802/
Grossedt801/
Grossets801/
Grussier801/
Grussert801/
Grausser801/
Grohsert801/
Groseart800/
Groserth800/
Groscher800/
Grossi7741,030/
Graser774,888/
Großer774,393/
Grasse773,229/
Gräser772,448/
Grouse77528/
Greser77328/
Grossa77225/
Groose77203/
Grossy77188/
Groise77139/
Grosze7794/
Grocer7791/
Grohse7786/
Groset7759/
Grosei7744/
Grosey7730/
Gröser7727/
Groses7712/
Gruser779/
Grozer779/
Grüser777/
Groshe775/
Grosce775/
Grossé774/
Grosie773/
Grosis773/
Grosee771/
Grossè771/
Grozse770/
Grosheart7512/
Grosseová756/
Grosseova751/
Grousseet751/
Groescher750/
Grasset715,707/
Grosche712,139/
Graeser711,254/
Grassie71774/
Grasher71172/
Großert71157/
Grassey71133/
Grosett7199/
Grocher7187/
Graszer7173/
Grasses7165/
Groussa7164/
Grauser7142/
Grasier7135/
Grouset7133/
Grusserová7132/
Gresher7132/
Grasserová7130/
Grossio7129/
Grösserová7118/
Groussi7116/
Grousez7115/
Groiset7113/
Grausse7112/
Grassez7111/
Grassee7110/
Gröhser718/
Gruossi718/
Greszer716/
Grousis715/
Grajser715/
Grascer714/
Greeser713/
Grossis713/
Grasserova712/
Grähser712/
Gröszer712/
Gruhser712/
Grosits712/
Grossip711/
Grossit711/
Greuser711/
Grasere711/
Gresier711/
Grosieh711/
Groseah711/
Grouzer711/
Grassei711/
Grassse711/
Gratser711/
Grosjea711/
Gruossa711/
Groussy711/
Groussé711/
Groshir711/
Grasear710/
Grotsey710/
Grutser710/
Grocier710/
Groshes710/
Große6717,465/
Groce676,920/
Groze67605/
Grase67509/
Grosa67483/
Grosy67255/
Groicher67183/
Grascher67107/
Grasseth6791/
Grossich6790/
Grassett6762/
Grosi6754/
Grauszer6749/
Groucher6743/
Groussis6723/
Gruscher6722/
Groše6714/
Grousett6713/
Grasseis6710/
Groutsis676/
Grossitt676/
Ghroussi674/
Großherr673/
Groshish672/
Grassère672/
Grattser671/
Grochess671/
Groseett671/
Grossuis671/
Grassire671/
Grassets671/
Grassére671/
Grosé671/
Grasiere671/
Groschie670/
Graesher670/
Grossith670/
Graeseer670/
Grashier670/

Grosser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grosser in the Russian language
Гроссерgrosser-

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