Grothe Surname

42,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grothe Surname Definition:

(German) The large or fat man.

Grothe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,8251:9,1221,137
United States2,5421:142,58814,788
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Denmark1431:39,4744,118
Brazil1231:1,740,44256,713
Norway1101:46,7486,702
France811:820,03498,127
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Australia431:627,80744,139
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Austria261:327,51736,002
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Central African Republic161:282,21292
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:191,67416,822

The alternate forms: Grothé (2) are calculated separately.

Grothe (10) may also be a first name.

Grothe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The large or fat man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Grothe Last Name Facts

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

Grothe is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Grothé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grothe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,312th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 591,234 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Grothe are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Grothe is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The last name Grothe is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 8,825 people, or 1 in 9,122. In Germany Grothe is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Berlin, where 16 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Grothe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grothe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grothe last name grew 970 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grothe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grothe last name are 22.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grothe earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.7% less than the national average, earning 274,453 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.01% more than the national average, earning $47,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% less than the national average, earning $45,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grothé942/
Grother92311/
Groethe92188/
Grothey92139/
Grothge929/
Groth9133,789/
Grote9121,718/
Grotheer862,357/
Grotherr86146/
Grouther867/
Grotther862/
Groyther860/
Grotheth860/
Grosther860/
Groote831,522/
Grethe83760/
Grotte83701/
Grotha83277/
Grotes8384/
Groter8362/
Grotey8333/
Grotch8320/
Grathe8316/
Groute8315/
Grooth8311/
Grouth838/
Grotie837/
Grothi837/
Grothy836/
Ghrote834/
Groste833/
Grotge832/
Grotth832/
Grohte832/
Grotet832/
Grothh831/
Grotee830/
Grotea830/
Groths830/
Groete830/
Grotez830/
Gruthe830/
Grot803,331/
Groothees803/
Grouthedd800/
Grootes77262/
Gräther77162/
Grotter7777/
Groutch7768/
Grotsch7768/
Grather7760/
Grethey7747/
Grootte7746/
Grathie7716/
Grathes7714/
Grooter7710/
Grottie7710/
Gruther7710/
Groster777/
Groutie777/
Grauthe776/
Grottes775/
Groette775/
Groitch774/
Graethe773/
Groutte772/
Grotets771/
Grotych771/
Grusthe771/
Grethie771/
Groteer771/
Ghrotha771/
Groutes771/
Grathed771/
Grouter770/
Grottge770/
Groethy770/
Grodtte770/
Grathey770/
Groteis770/
Grotess770/
Grottey770/
Grosted770/
Grootheest7533/
Groot7317,847/
Grout736,671/
Grate733,956/
Grott731,459/
Grota731,123/
Grath73846/
Grodt73272/
Grete73264/
Grots73185/
Grost73169/
Groht73145/
Grute73112/
Groti7372/
Gruot7361/
Groty7351/
Groit7311/
Gräte732/
Groyt732/
Gráth731/
Grotj730/
Groutsch7185/
Greuther7112/
Grothuis7110/
Groitsch715/
Grostedt713/
Grottsch711/
Grootees711/
Grohtech711/
Groustch710/
Grosstet710/
Groothuis672,870/
Grotti672,119/
Gräter671,224/
Grater671,041/
Grotta67952/
Grates67564/
Gruter67497/
Graute67481/
Grotts67365/
Gratte67299/
Gratch67262/
Grette67242/
Gratie67164/
Grootz67101/
Groita6783/
Groust6783/
Graste6781/
Grütte6774/
Grośty6773/
Grauth6753/
Gratet6747/
Grouta6744/
Gröter6740/
Grethi6736/
Gratej6732/
Groutt6730/
Groothuys6729/
Grotty6719/
Greete6711/
Grehte6711/
Grotis6710/
Groodt679/
Grötte679/
Grathi678/
Grateh677/
Cgrath676/
Grutes674/
Gratez674/
Grotøy674/
Graete673/
Grouts673/
Groots673/
Grutte673/
Grosst673/
Ghrate672/
Groothuiz672/
Groutz672/
Greute672/
Gretee672/
Groudt672/
Grocht672/
Gratey671/
Gruste671/
Gruthi671/
Grgate671/
Grated671/
Ghrete671/
Ghrute671/
Gretei671/
Gratee671/
Gratea671/
Grathz671/
Grathø671/
Graate671/
Grrate671/
Grouti671/
Grouty671/
Grãter671/
Ghrath671/
Grathy670/
Gruite670/
Graths670/
Grethy670/
Grhoit670/
Gruted670/
Grutie670/

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