Grote Surname

24,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grote Surname Definition:

(Low German) Great, Big, Tall [Dutch groot (pron. grote)-O.LowGer. grót] Roger le Grote.—Hand. Rolls.

Grote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,7701:5,451655
United States5,8921:61,5177,211
Netherlands2801:60,31110,392
England1361:409,69228,019
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
Austria601:141,92419,117
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Canada471:783,94961,790
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Sweden441:223,79015,522
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Latvia341:60,2959,027
Australia321:843,61652,533
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guam81:20,0153,029
France61:11,070,454349,096
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0231:49,0905,590

Grote (39) may also be a first name.

Grote Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Low German) Great, Big, Tall [Dutch groot (pron. grote)-O.LowGer. grót] Roger le Grote.—Hand. Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps Dutch groot, big of stature. See Groot. Grote without prefix is in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The lands of William Grout at Goudere, Normandy, were confiscated by Philip Augustus (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 159). William Grote, England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Grote Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grote (Russian: Гроте) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Grote click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grote? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,859th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 335,553 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Grote are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 39 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 14,770 people, or 1 in 5,451. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 34 percent are found and Berlin, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Grote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grote has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grote last name expanded 576 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grote Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Grote surname is chiefly Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grote last name are 25.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Grote earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.18% more than the national average, earning R 516,096 per year; in United States they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $47,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $51,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grothe9112,326/
Groote911,522/
Grotte91701/
Grotes9184/
Groter9162/
Grotey9133/
Groute9115/
Grotie917/
Ghrote914/
Groste913/
Grotge912/
Grohte912/
Grotet912/
Grotee910/
Grotea910/
Groete910/
Grotez910/
Grot893,331/
Grother83311/
Grootes83262/
Groethe83188/
Grothey83139/
Grotter8377/
Grootte8346/
Grooter8310/
Grottie8310/
Grothge839/
Groster837/
Groutie837/
Grottes835/
Groette835/
Groutte832/
Grotets831/
Groteer831/
Groutes831/
Grouter830/
Grottge830/
Grodtte830/
Groteis830/
Grotess830/
Grottey830/
Grosted830/
Groth8033,789/
Groot8017,847/
Grout806,671/
Grate803,956/
Grott801,459/
Grota801,123/
Grodt80272/
Grete80264/
Grots80185/
Grost80169/
Groht80145/
Grute80112/
Groti8072/
Gruot8061/
Groty8051/
Groit8011/
Gräte802/
Groyt802/
Grotj800/
Grotheer772,357/
Grotherr77146/
Grouther777/
Grostedt773/
Grotther772/
Grootees771/
Grohtech771/
Groyther770/
Grotheth770/
Grosstet770/
Grosther770/
Grotti732,119/
Gräter731,224/
Grater731,041/
Grotta73952/
Grethe73760/
Grates73564/
Gruter73497/
Graute73481/
Grotts73365/
Gratte73299/
Grotha73277/
Grette73242/
Gratie73164/
Grootz73101/
Groita7383/
Groust7383/
Graste7381/
Grütte7374/
Grośty7373/
Gratet7347/
Grouta7344/
Gröter7340/
Gratej7332/
Groutt7330/
Grotch7320/
Grotty7319/
Grathe7316/
Greete7311/
Grooth7311/
Grehte7311/
Grotis7310/
Groodt739/
Grötte739/
Grouth738/
Grothi737/
Grateh737/
Grothy736/
Grutes734/
Gratez734/
Grotøy734/
Graete733/
Grouts733/
Groots733/
Grutte733/
Grosst733/
Ghrate732/
Groutz732/
Greute732/
Grotth732/
Gretee732/
Groudt732/
Grocht732/
Grothé732/
Gratey731/
Grothh731/
Gruste731/
Grgate731/
Grated731/
Ghrete731/
Ghrute731/
Gretei731/
Gratee731/
Gratea731/
Graate731/
Grrate731/
Grouti731/
Grouty731/
Grãter731/
Gruite730/
Groths730/
Grhoit730/
Gruted730/
Gruthe730/
Grutie730/
Groothees713/
Grouthedd710/
Greuter672,301/
Grod67987/
Grutter67647/
Grat67492/
Gräther67162/
Grottis67111/
Grotova6769/
Groutch6768/
Grotsch6768/
Grather6760/
Grethey6747/
Grattet6741/
Grootheest6733/
Gratter6727/
Gruiter6724/
Grottoa6723/
Grattie6722/
Grötter6718/
Gruyter6716/
Grathie6716/
Grathes6714/
Graster6713/
Groć6712/
Gruther6710/
Grettie679/
Grát677/
Grauthe676/
Groutta676/
Groč676/
Groitch674/
Grotová673/
Graethe673/
Gruster671/
Grotych671/
Gruitte671/
Grusthe671/
Gruttie671/
Gruyteh671/
Grethie671/
Grastet671/
Grazter671/
Ghrouti671/
Grudter671/
Ghratee671/
Ghrotha671/
Grotuis671/
Grathed671/
Grauter670/
Grastey670/
Groethy670/
Greetie670/
Geerhot670/
Grateer670/
Grathey670/
Grautey670/

Grote Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grote in the Russian language
Гротеgrote-

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