Ground Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Ground Surname Definition:

From the Swedish, from the German, Grund; a personal name.

Ground Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7141:507,64642,604
South Africa2961:183,03320,025
England2221:250,98220,313
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Australia291:930,88655,860
Jordan251:353,69711,660
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
France121:5,535,227269,324
India121:63,922,115578,870
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Ground (192) may also be a first name.

Ground Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Swedish, from the German, Grund; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thomas Ground, of Whittlesea, was high sheriff in 1790; and Thomas Grounds was one of the trustees of the public charities of March, near Wisbech, early this century (Watson).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ground Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ground (Arabic: الارضي) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ground? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 262,597th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,881,143 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Ground reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ground is also the 655,603rd most commonly held first name globally, held by 192 people.

Ground is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 714 people, or 1 in 507,646. In The United States Ground is most prevalent in: Texas, where 21 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Montana, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Ground Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ground has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ground surname grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ground Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ground last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ground earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.09% more than the national average, earning R 344,796 per year; in United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.29% more than the national average, earning $65,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grounds923,297/
Groundh921/
Groundt920/
Grund9116,822/
Grond911,504/
Groun91348/
Grundt83877/
Groune83443/
Grondt8374/
Graund8335/
Grundh8332/
Grondz8322/
Grount8310/
Grundz839/
Groung833/
Grouen832/
Gronds831/
Grunds831/
Greund831/
Grounk830/
Grun804,059/
Gron801,057/
Greyhound806/
Grouten7735/
Grundsø7711/
Grundås777/
Groujan772/
Graunds771/
Grounne771/
Greyhounds752/
Grand7328,795/
Groen7318,971/
Gruhn735,109/
Gruen732,868/
Grunt731,868/
Grune731,104/
Grone73983/
Grohn73712/
Grung73357/
Grong73237/
Gruin73189/
Graun73174/
Groon73164/
Gront73148/
Gronn73130/
Grunn7389/
Groin7332/
Gronc7329/
Groum7314/
Grunc737/
Greun735/
Grzon735/
Grumn734/
Grunh734/
Gromn732/
Grron732/
Groyn732/
Grunk732/
Grotn731/
Ghron731/
Gruyn731/
Groën731/
Gründ731/
Gronh731/
Grhun731/
Gruon730/
Groussin71774/
Grundová71454/
Grondowa7118/
Grundova714/
Grondová712/
Grandt672,434/
Groyon671,353/
Groten671,268/
Grujin67709/
Grunte67548/
Grosen67454/
Greune67442/
Gruhne67398/
Gruntz67348/
Grayon67319/
Gruian67274/
Grusin67249/
Groian67174/
Grohne67141/
Greuin67122/
Gronne67102/
Groyan6798/
Groyne6794/
Groehn6792/
Gruehn6789/
Griend6786/
Grajon6768/
Graune6759/
Grujon6755/
Grosin6754/
Grejon6753/
Gruion6749/
N'Gron6747/
Gruyon6745/
Grocin6744/
Grands6740/
Gruyan6739/
Growen6735/
Grojan6725/
Grucen6725/
Gruyin6724/
Grauen6721/
Gruihn6720/
Groyen6720/
Greend6718/
Grunth6718/
Grusen6717/
Großen6716/
Groont6715/
Groine6713/
Ngrand6712/
Grunts6710/
Grunne679/
Grogne679/
Ghroum678/
Gruong677/
Grandz677/
Grandh676/
Groone676/
Grungy676/
Graind676/
Graynd675/
Grannd675/
Grusén675/
Grosne675/
Gronts673/
Grotin673/
Groong673/
Graand673/
Groing672/
Geeron672/
Grutin672/
Greind672/
Gruyen672/
Gruten672/
Gruenn672/
Griion672/
Grandd671/
Grandp671/
Grothn671/
Groyin671/
Gruinn671/
Groindova671/
Grojen671/
Groomn671/
Greaun671/
Grunnt671/
Geerun671/
Grandå671/
Graion671/
Grantd671/
Greand671/
Gruján671/
Groumt671/
Gründt671/
Gårand671/
Ghrung671/
Gronte671/
Greuen671/
Graunn670/
Gruing670/
Greyon670/
Grojon670/
Grontz670/
Greunn670/
Grunhe670/
Graunt670/
Groinn670/
Grocen670/
Ghroen670/
Grayun670/
Gruynn670/
Greyun670/
Groenn670/

Ground Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ground in the Arabic language
الارضيalardy-
ارضاarda-
الارضalard-

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