Grothauzen Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Grothauzen Surname User-submission:
A known variation of Grothusen. It comes from the Low German, words of grot(h), which means 'large' or 'great' and haus, which means 'house'. Therefore, the conclusion is that the name might have been topographic, for someone who lived in or by a large house or farmstead.
Read More About This SurnameGrothauzen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 67 | 1:252,047 | 32,252 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Grothauzen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A known variation of Grothusen. It comes from the Low German, words of grot(h), which means 'large' or 'great' and haus, which means 'house'. Therefore, the conclusion is that the name might have been topographic, for someone who lived in or by a large house or farmstead.
It is believed that the name came from East Prussia, where it started in humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society.
With immigration, specially to the Americas, the name became even more spread around the world, gaining other variations.
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Where Does The Last Name Grothauzen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grothauzen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Grothauzen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,168,711th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Grothauzen reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 252,047. In The Netherlands Grothauzen is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 39 percent are found, North Brabant, where 31 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Grothauzen occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grothausen | 90 | 5 | / |
| Grothauzem | 90 | 1 | / |
| Groothuizen | 86 | 427 | / |
| Groothausen | 86 | 48 | / |
| Groothuyzen | 86 | 19 | / |
| Grothusen | 84 | 324 | / |
| Grothasen | 84 | 0 | / |
| Groothuijzen | 82 | 43 | / |
| Groothusen | 80 | 14 | / |
| Grothuysen | 80 | 11 | / |
| Grotuzienė | 80 | 2 | / |
| Grotusen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Groothousen | 76 | 79 | / |
| Groothuysen | 76 | 35 | / |
| Gruithuyzen | 76 | 18 | / |
| Groethuysen | 76 | 3 | / |
| Gruythuyzen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Groothuisen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Grüthusen | 74 | 29 | / |
| Gruthusen | 74 | 6 | / |
| Gruithuijzen | 73 | 34 | / |
| Groothuijsen | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gruijthuyzen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gruijthuijzen | 70 | 20 | / |
| Gruythuysen | 67 | 63 | / |
| Gruythuisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruijthuijsen | 61 | 126 | / |
| Grataychan | 60 | 4 | / |
| Grassztajn | 50 | 1 | / |
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