Grossman Surname

15,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Grossman Surname Definition:

(German) The large or fat man.

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Grossman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,4191:12,7541,586
Israel3,4641:2,470306
Canada1,0631:34,6624,447
England6641:83,9139,238
Australia5741:47,0315,879
Russia5141:280,39529,074
Poland2011:189,09825,586
Brazil1951:1,097,81738,391
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Czechia791:134,60121,287
France741:897,604104,173
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Chile381:463,59112,075
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Moldova281:127,19214,173
Belarus281:339,32436,540
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Panama61:652,04310,051
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Wales51:618,90625,852
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
China21:683,660,78330,601
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2971:38,7194,576

Grossman (88) may also be a first name.

Grossman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The large or fat man.

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

User-submitted Reference

Of germanic origin, meaning 'man of the cross', referring to the Crusaders. Most people of this last name were Germans and Eastern Europeans who took it after the man who financed their passage to Pennsylvania in the early 18th century. After the American Revolutionary War, many were Loyalists who resettled in and around Waterloo, Ontario.

- alexcressman

Grossman Last Name Facts

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

Grossman (Russian: Гроссман) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grossman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,378th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 201,086 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Grossman reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Grossman is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 88 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 28,419 people, or 1 in 12,754. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 76 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Grossman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grossman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grossman last name grew 2,191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,413 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 3,000 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grossman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Grossman last name are 40.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grossman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning R 235,860 per year; in United States they earn 22.64% more than the national average, earning $52,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.5% more than the national average, earning $70,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grossmann9413,890/
Groussman9475/
Groissman946/
Grossmand942/
Grossmane941/
Grossmman941/
Grossmayn940/
Grossmain940/
Grosman933,214/
Grosszmann8910/
Groessmann892/
Grrossmann891/
Grossmannn891/
D'Grossman891/
Groisman881,538/
Grassman881,102/
Gressman88613/
Groysman88560/
Grosmann88517/
Groosman88303/
Groszman8884/
Groesman8844/
Grosmane8844/
Grohsman8834/
Grojsman8823/
Grossmam8812/
Grussman886/
Grossmon880/
Grousman880/
Groshman880/
Grossmanova841/
Grassmann821,967/
Gressmann82329/
Groszmann82195/
Grussmann82121/
Grohsmann8260/
Grössmann8212/
Grousmane825/
Greessman823/
Groismann822/
Groytsman821/
Groysmasn821/
Grossmein821/
Graussman821/
Grosmmann821/
Groesmann821/
Groosmann821/
Groshmann820/
Grasman80851/
Grossmannová80450/
Grusman80131/
Grozman80117/
Gräsman8078/
Gresman8011/
Grosmam8010/
Grossmannova807/
Großman803/
Groźman801/
Grosmanová78200/
Grosmanova7812/
Großmann7525,965/
Grasmann75613/
Grasmane75173/
Grosmond7547/
Grausman7525/
Greshman7523/
Grouzman7518/
Grusmann7518/
Grushman7510/
Grassmam758/
Grochman757/
Groyzman753/
Gresmann753/
Groysmam752/
Greesman752/
Gressmon751/
Grashman751/
Gratsman751/
Groismam751/
Greusman751/
Groozman751/
Grosmannová7433/
Groszmanová743/
Grosmannova742/
Grassmanová741/
Groszmanova741/
Grochmann7131/
Großmannn7112/
Grausmane7112/
Grouzmann719/
Gruhsmann713/
Grutsmann712/
Grauszman712/
Graesmann711/
Großmmann711/
Grassmonn711/
Greesmann710/
Graszmann710/
Grussmannová70102/
Groszmannová7010/
Gruzman67575/
Grusmanová6743/
Grazman6727/
Grozmanová6721/
Grauszmann6713/
Grucman6710/
Grasmon676/
Gresmon674/
Gracman671/
Grotchmann671/
Grusmanova671/
Grezman671/

Grossman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grossman in the Russian language
Гроссманgrossman-

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