Grounds Surname

136,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Grounds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grounds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2851:158,62516,173
England4811:115,83811,830
Australia3061:88,22110,161
Canada661:558,26746,632
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Wales251:123,7819,267
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4961:49,1446,027
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:159,42414,594

Grounds (23) may also be a first name.

Grounds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grounds has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grounds? popularity and diffusion

Grounds is the 136,161st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,210,357 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Grounds reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,285 people, or 1 in 158,625. In The United States Grounds is most frequent in: Texas, where 31 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Grounds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grounds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grounds surname increased 725 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 278 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grounds Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Grounds last name are 10.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Grounds earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $51,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ground921,493/
Grunds921/
Gronds921/
Grundsø8611/
Grundås867/
Groundh861/
Graunds861/
Groundt860/
Grund8316,822/
Grond831,504/
Greyhounds822/
Grundsøe8072/
Grundsth800/
Grundt77877/
Grondt7774/
Grands7740/
Graund7735/
Grundh7732/
Grondz7722/
Grunts7710/
Grount7710/
Grundz779/
Gronts773/
Greund771/
Greyhound756/
Grandås711/
Grannds710/
Grand6728,795/
Grunt671,868/
Grundová67454/
Grunz67364/
Gront67148/
Gronc6729/
Grondowa6718/
Gronz6710/
Grunc677/
Grundova674/
Grondová672/
Grahands671/
Gründ671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grounds
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