Grove Surname
Approximately 45,138 people bear this surname
Grove Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at a Small Wood [Old English gráf]
Grove Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30,022 | 1:12,073 | 1,499 |
| England | 5,388 | 1:10,341 | 1,528 |
| South Africa | 3,439 | 1:15,754 | 1,990 |
| Australia | 1,570 | 1:17,195 | 2,408 |
| Canada | 1,205 | 1:30,577 | 3,992 |
| Germany | 959 | 1:83,947 | 10,579 |
| Denmark | 562 | 1:10,044 | 939 |
| Wales | 348 | 1:8,892 | 983 |
| New Zealand | 334 | 1:13,558 | 2,357 |
| Scotland | 180 | 1:29,743 | 3,095 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Chile | 147 | 1:119,840 | 4,336 |
| Norway | 93 | 1:55,293 | 7,928 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 1:191,900 | 26,970 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Spain | 57 | 1:820,211 | 33,492 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Liberia | 37 | 1:119,150 | 9,110 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Jamaica | 19 | 1:151,050 | 5,132 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:28,607 | 3,614 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,194 | 1:7,632 | 1,171 |
| Wales | 264 | 1:5,941 | 388 |
| Scotland | 54 | 1:69,319 | 4,089 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,123 | 1:8,202 | 1,050 |
The alternate forms: Grové (1,497) & Grovè (3) are calculated separately.
Grove (777) may also be a first name.
Grove Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at a Small Wood [Old English gráf]
See Graaff.
(English) One who lived in, or by, the small wood.
From the original bearer's residence near one. Hence also the common names Groves and Grover. The Groves of Fern, co. Wilts, claim descent from John de Grove of Chalfont St. Giles, who died 26 Edward III.
Grove: (Anglo-Saxon graf): Broomsgrove, Boxgrove, Nutgrove. As a surname, Groves.
Grove Demographics
Grove Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Grove Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grove Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grove has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Grové or Grovè. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Grove? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,442nd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,450 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Grove reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Grove is also the 294,392nd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 777 people.
The surname Grove is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 30,022 people, or 1 in 12,073. In The United States Grove is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Grove exists in 90 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Grove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Grove has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grove last name grew 490 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grove Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Grove last name is chiefly Anglican (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Grove last name are 23.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.81% being registered with the party.
The amount Grove earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning 297,753 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $43,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $51,048 CAD per year.
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Grove Reference & Research
Groves DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Groves FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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