Grove Surname

12,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Grove Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Small Wood [Old English gráf]

Grove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States30,0221:12,0731,499
England5,3881:10,3411,528
South Africa3,4391:15,7541,990
Australia1,5701:17,1952,408
Canada1,2051:30,5773,992
Germany9591:83,94710,579
Denmark5621:10,044939
Wales3481:8,892983
New Zealand3341:13,5582,357
Scotland1801:29,7433,095
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Chile1471:119,8404,336
Norway931:55,2937,928
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Spain571:820,21133,492
France431:1,544,714145,815
Singapore431:128,0865,748
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Liberia371:119,1509,110
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
India191:40,371,862445,856
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Austria141:608,24554,975
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Israel121:713,13647,700
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominica11:75,891912
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1941:7,6321,171
Wales2641:5,941388
Scotland541:69,3194,089
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1231:8,2021,050

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Graaff.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who lived in, or by, the small wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Grove: (Anglo-Saxon graf): Broomsgrove, Boxgrove, Nutgrove. As a surname, Groves.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grové931,497/
Grovè933/
Grover9166,464/
Groves9160,993/
Groove9165/
Grovey9163/
Grovet9163/
Grouve9158/
Groeve912/
Grovie912/
Grovea911/
Groved911/
Grovep911/
Grovez911/
Grovée911/
Groover835,093/
Grooves8331/
Groverr8313/
Grouver8311/
Groveer836/
Grovher834/
Grovett832/
Groovey832/
Grrover832/
Gruover832/
Grooved831/
Grňovej831/
Grouves830/
Grave8018,607/
Greve8018,514/
Grobe806,279/
Growe801,156/
Gräve80669/
Grovi8012/
Grève8012/
Grāve806/
Grēve802/
Grovy801/
Grotvedt776/
Graves73127,591/
Graver735,176/
Grober731,856/
Graeve731,088/
Greeve73952/
Gravet73934/
Gravez73864/
Grobet73457/
Gravey73448/
Groube73306/
Grobes73169/
Grevey73166/
Gröver7382/
Grompe7365/
Graave7356/
Grobey7342/
Gravee7326/
Gravie7323/
Grovit7319/
Grouwe7313/
Gräver7312/
Grevie739/
Grobee736/
Grovis736/
Groova734/
Gravea734/
Grouva734/
Graveh734/
Growie733/
Grovoy732/
Groewe732/
Groovy732/
Grosbe732/
Grevei732/
Grobie731/
Groovi731/
Grevea731/
Ghrave731/
Ngrovi731/
Graëve731/
Greuve731/
Grovaj731/
Growey730/
Graved730/
Gruive730/
Groswe730/
Grevee730/
Grauve730/
Grohue730/
Grottveit716/
Gravett673,074/
Grosber6770/
Greevey6752/
Groubet6744/
Grovich6744/
Grobeis6734/
Groobey6728/
Grouber6723/
Gravets6721/
Graouer6720/
Gruober6716/
Grobets6712/
Groober6712/
Grouwet6711/
Gravecz6711/
Gravees6710/
Gravest678/
Groubei678/
Gravetz676/
Graaves675/
Hggreve674/
Grobest674/
Groeweh673/
Grobett673/
Gratved673/
Gravesz672/
Hgraves671/
Growgey671/
Grosbey671/
Grasves671/
Grauver671/
Gravetp671/
Ghrower671/
Grovais671/
Grobeiß671/
D'Grave671/
Graouet671/
Ghraves670/
Groobie670/
Graveer670/
Gravess670/
Groubee670/

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