Grote Surname
Approximately 21,718 people bear this surname
Grote Surname Definition:
(Low German) Great, Big, Tall [Dutch groot (pron. grote)-O.LowGer. grót] Roger le Grote.—Hand. Rolls.
Grote Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14,770 | 1:5,451 | 655 |
| United States | 5,892 | 1:61,517 | 7,211 |
| Netherlands | 280 | 1:60,311 | 10,392 |
| England | 136 | 1:409,692 | 28,019 |
| Philippines | 69 | 1:1,467,221 | 103,651 |
| Austria | 60 | 1:141,924 | 19,117 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Denmark | 46 | 1:122,711 | 11,225 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,023 | 1:49,090 | 5,590 |
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.
Perhaps Dutch groot, big of stature. See Groot. Grote without prefix is in H.R.
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).
Grote Demographics
Average Grote Salary in
United States
$47,450 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Grote Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grote Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grote (Russian: Гроте) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Grote.
How Common Is The Last Name Grote? popularity and diffusion
The last name Grote is the 24,859th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 335,553 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Grote reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Grote is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 39 people.
This last name is most widely held 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. Barring Germany this surname 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 occurrence of Grote has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 576 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grote Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Grote surname are 25.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.81% being registered to vote for the 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
Grote Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grote in the Russian language | ||
| Гроте | grote | - |
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