Grothusen Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grothusen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grothusen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1841:437,53039,196
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Chile211:838,88017,964
Austria161:532,21549,801
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grothusen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grothusen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grothusen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grothusen is the 846,108th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Grothusen are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 437,530. In Germany Grothusen is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent live, Hamburg, where 21 percent live and Berlin, where 19 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Chile, where 6 percent live.

Grothusen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grothusen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grothusen surname expanded 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grothusen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grothusen surname are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Grothusen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.84% more than the national average, earning $52,571 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grothusen
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