Grosso Surname
Approximately 46,503 people bear this surname
Grosso Surname User-submission:
It should derive from the medieval name Grossus linked to the Latin grossus, meaning 'corpulent', or 'considerable size'. Therefore it was born first as a nickname for the physical characteristics of the progenitor and later became a surname.
Read More About This SurnameGrosso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 21,011 | 1:2,911 | 238 |
| Argentina | 9,694 | 1:4,409 | 504 |
| United States | 5,786 | 1:62,644 | 7,347 |
| Brazil | 1,702 | 1:125,778 | 4,772 |
| France | 1,672 | 1:39,727 | 4,950 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Portugal | 934 | 1:11,154 | 938 |
| Colombia | 880 | 1:54,289 | 2,664 |
| Spain | 741 | 1:63,093 | 5,706 |
| Canada | 381 | 1:96,708 | 10,530 |
| Uruguay | 320 | 1:10,724 | 1,206 |
| Switzerland | 289 | 1:28,418 | 4,338 |
| Venezuela | 228 | 1:132,474 | 4,302 |
| Peru | 192 | 1:165,542 | 8,369 |
| Australia | 187 | 1:144,362 | 15,419 |
| Mexico | 144 | 1:861,988 | 12,108 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Israel | 112 | 1:76,407 | 9,309 |
| Germany | 93 | 1:865,650 | 62,206 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Grosso (626) may also be a first name.
Grosso Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It should derive from the medieval name Grossus linked to the Latin grossus, meaning 'corpulent', or 'considerable size'. Therefore it was born first as a nickname for the physical characteristics of the progenitor and later became a surname.
The Grosso surname is present throughout Italy with greater concentration in western Piedmont.
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Grosso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grosso Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grosso (Russian: Гроссо) is most common in Italy. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grosso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Grosso is the 12,080th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 156,711 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Grosso live; 49 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 333,003rd most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 626 people.
The last name is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 21,011 people, or 1 in 2,911. In Italy it is primarily found in: Piedmont, where 49 percent live, Calabria, where 9 percent live and Liguria, where 6 percent live. Besides Italy this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Grosso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Grosso has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 52,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Grosso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Grosso last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Grosso surname are 7.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.56% being registered with the political party.
The amount Grosso earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 22.09% less than the national average, earning €23,395 per year; in Norway they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning 403,898 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,775 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning $27,457,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $49,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $55,712 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Grosso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grosso in the Russian language | ||
| Гроссо | grosso | - |
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