Growse Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Growse Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Graus; a personal name.

Growse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia361:749,88148,970
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Growse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Graus; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Growse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Growse is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Growse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 43 percent of Growse are found; 43 percent are found in Australasia and 43 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Growse is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 749,881. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Not including Australia Growse is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Growse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Growse has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Growse last name grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Growse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Growse earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.39% more than the national average, earning $73,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grows914/
Grouws8338/
Growss832/
Grawse831/
Growsi831/
Groswst771/
Growgey771/
Growsha770/
Grobs7369/
Grovs7320/
Grofs732/
Graws730/
Groovser710/
Grubse677/
Groufs672/
Grafse672/
Grabse671/
Gravws671/
Groovs671/
Gravse670/
Groobs670/

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