Grossmith Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Grossmith Surname Definition:

Big Smith [see under Grose] But this name is more frequently a modern Anglicization ot the equivalent German Grossschmidt, which also means a maker of heavy iron articles, as distin­guished from the Kleinschmidt. cp. Mod.

High Ger.

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Grossmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:323,94224,037
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Canada651:566,85547,218
Australia331:818,05251,601
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
France41:16,605,680368,153
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Grossmith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Big Smith [see under Grose] But this name is more frequently a modern Anglicization ot the equivalent German Grossschmidt, which also means a maker of heavy iron articles, as distin­guished from the Kleinschmidt. cp. Mod.

High Ger. Kleinschmied,‘locksmith,’‘white­smith.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grossmith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grossmith is most common in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grossmith? popularity and diffusion

Grossmith is the 745,450th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Grossmith reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

Grossmith is most widely held in England, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England Grossmith is most numerous in: Greater London, where 31 percent live, Surrey, where 12 percent live and Kent, where 10 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Grossmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grossmith has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Grossmith last name contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 7,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grossmith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grossmith are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grossmith earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.07% less than the national average, earning R 85,392 per year; in United States they earn 30.06% more than the national average, earning $56,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.12% more than the national average, earning $53,218 CAD per year.

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