Groundwater Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Groundwater Surname Definition:

An old Orcadian surname of local origin from Groundwater in Orphir. Alexander Grundwater in Gyre, Orphir, died in 1686, and Edward Groundwater in Tankerness was captured by the press-gang about 1812 (Old Lore Misc., t, p. 201). "One Groundwater, an Orkney man," was one of those concerned in the horrible murder of Janet Cornfoot, a supposed witch, in Pittenweem, 1705 (Edinburgh magazine and literary miscellany, v.

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Groundwater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2481:108,85412,149
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Scotland1561:34,3193,374
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
England901:619,09036,665
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1971:19,0011,941
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Groundwater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old Orcadian surname of local origin from Groundwater in Orphir. Alexander Grundwater in Gyre, Orphir, died in 1686, and Edward Groundwater in Tankerness was captured by the press-gang about 1812 (Old Lore Misc., t, p. 201). "One Groundwater, an Orkney man," was one of those concerned in the horrible murder of Janet Cornfoot, a supposed witch, in Pittenweem, 1705 (Edinburgh magazine and literary miscellany, v. I, p. 206).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Groundwater Last Name Facts

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

Groundwater is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Groundwater.

How Common Is The Last Name Groundwater? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 388,118th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,973,245 people. The surname Groundwater is mostly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Groundwater live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 108,854. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 85 percent reside, New South Wales, where 8 percent reside and Western Australia, where 3 percent reside. Besides Australia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent reside and Scotland, where 17 percent reside.

Groundwater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Groundwater has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 783 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Groundwater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Groundwater last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Groundwater earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.18% more than the national average, earning $54,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $56,950 CAD per year.

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