Gruar Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Gruar Surname Definition:

Curtailed forms of Macgrueh, which see, from Gaelic Mac Grudaire. See also Grewar.

Gruar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:626,04636,944
Australia451:599,90442,958
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Scotland131:411,83217,291
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Wales101:309,45316,869
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Gruar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Curtailed forms of Macgrueh, which see, from Gaelic Mac Grudaire. See also Grewar.

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

Gruar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gruar is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Gruar are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 626,046. In England Gruar is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 15 percent are found, Berkshire, where 13 percent are found and Shropshire, where 11 percent are found. Other than England Gruar occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.

Gruar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gruar has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gruar surname grew 1,780 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gruar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gruar last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Gruar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 94% more than the national average, earning R 461,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gruart91296/
Gruard9136/
Gruhare836/
Grbar801/
Grvar800/
Ghrvar735/
Gruort731/
Grzwar731/
Gruhor730/
Geerwar6713/
Ghrware671/
Geherwar622/
Grbor604/
Geerwor504/

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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 Gruar
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