Grover Surname

8,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jersey

Grover Surname Definition:

= Grove (q.v.) +the agential suff. -er.

Grover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31,9691:23,9941,815
United States23,7741:15,2461,930
England3,7401:14,8982,198
Canada2,0781:17,7312,525
Australia1,7931:15,0562,143
United Arab Emirates6151:14,8981,829
New Zealand3501:12,9382,254
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Thailand2631:268,58746,033
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Mexico981:1,266,59414,898
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Russia761:1,896,356120,402
Scotland741:72,3495,525
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Wales531:58,3875,284
France521:1,277,360130,443
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Israel111:777,96750,646
Norway101:514,22941,629
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Guam81:20,0153,029
China81:170,915,1968,932
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Belize11:355,4743,977
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8471:13,1971,993
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0371:8,3181,068

The alternate forms: Gröver (82) are calculated separately.

Grover (34,056) may also be a first name.

Grover Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Grove (q.v.) +the agential suff. -er.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in, or near, a grove.

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

Groover, Graver, one who carves or engraves.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Grover Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grover (Hindi: ग्रोवर, Marathi: ोवेर, Russian: Гровер) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gröver. Click here for other possible spellings of Grover.

How Common Is The Last Name Grover? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,561st most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 109,647 people. The surname Grover is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Grover are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 25,254th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 34,056 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 31,969 people, or 1 in 23,994. In India Grover is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 48 percent reside, Punjab, where 27 percent reside and Haryana, where 5 percent reside. Beside India it exists in 93 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Grover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grover has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grover last name increased 394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 822 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 279 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grover Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Grover surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grover last name are 9.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grover earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.14% more than the national average, earning 453,833 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 129.09% more than the national average, earning R 544,416 per year; in United States they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $44,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $53,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gröver9482/
Groover925,093/
Grovier9278/
Grovert9246/
Groverr9213/
Grouver9211/
Groveer926/
Grovher924/
Groever924/
Grrover922/
Gruover922/
Groverd922/
Grovere921/
Grove9145,138/
Groves8360,993/
Graver835,176/
Grober831,856/
Grever83885/
Grower8390/
Groove8365/
Grovey8363/
Grovet8363/
Grouve8358/
Gräver8312/
Grovie832/
Grovea831/
Groved831/
Grovep831/
Grovez831/
Grovée831/
Grovir830/
Groverová802/
Gravier776,325/
Gravert77771/
Greever77749/
Grobert77247/
Gravere7788/
Grosber7770/
Grobier7757/
Grooves7731/
Grouber7723/
Graouer7720/
Graveur7717/
Gruober7716/
Growere7715/
Groober7712/
Graever7712/
Groewer779/
Grovett772/
Groovey772/
Graveir772/
Grevier772/
Grāvere772/
Greuver771/
Grauver771/
Ghrower771/
Gruiver771/
Grooved771/
Grňovej771/
Grövert771/
Growier770/
Grouves770/
Graveer770/
Grovair770/
Grave7318,607/
Grobe736,279/
Grové731,497/
Growe731,156/
Grovi7312/
Grāve736/
Grovè733/
Grovy731/
Groubert71132/
Gravertt7130/
Groobert7119/
Groubier7112/
Grotvedt716/
Grossber716/
Greuvier712/
Grothber711/
Grotbert711/
Grosbert711/
Grohuere711/
Grosvirt711/
Grobeart710/
Groswert710/
Graves67127,591/
Graber6723,689/
Gravet67934/
Gravez67864/
Grewer67802/
Gravey67448/
Groube67306/
Grawer67160/
Gräwer6783/
Gravir6757/
Graave6756/
Grevir6755/
Grobey6742/
Gráber6729/
Gravee6726/
Gravie6723/
Grovit6719/
Grouwe6713/
Grevér6711/
Gröwer679/
Grobee676/
Grottveit676/
Grovis676/
Groova674/
Gravea674/
Grouva674/
Graveh674/
Growie673/
Grovoy672/
Groovy672/
Groovi671/
Grossberd671/
Ghrave671/
Ngrovi671/
Graëve671/
Greuve671/
Grãber671/
Gräuer671/
Gróber671/
Grobir671/
Grovaj671/
Growey670/
Graved670/
Groswe670/
Grauve670/
Grohue670/

Grover Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grover in the Hindi language
ग्रोवरgrovara98
गरोवरgarovara0.77
गोवरgovara0.31
गोरोवरgorovara0.31
गोव्ररgovrara0.15
ग्रोवेरgrovera0.15
ग्रॊवॆर्grover0.15
ग्रेावरgreavara0.15
Grover in the Marathi language
ोवेरovera50
गोवरgovara22.22
गोवारgovara16.67
गरोवरgarovara11.11
Grover in the Russian language
Гроверgrover-

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Grover Reference & Research

Grover DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Grover FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Gruber 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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