Grub Surname

157,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Grub Surname Definition:

John Gruub was witness in the inquiry concerning the Templars in 1309 (Wilkins, Concilia, p. 383). Alan Grub was present at assize on land of Gladmor, 1430 (James II, 16). James Grub in Abirsnethock, 1633 (SCM., III, p. 74). George Grub, citiner of Brechin, 1611, and six more of the name in record in the vicinity (Brechin).

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Grub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2171:66,1518,462
Israel5751:14,8832,235
United States4121:879,75566,617
Brazil1691:1,266,71243,490
France951:699,18788,446
Poland811:469,24447,315
Uruguay511:67,2897,157
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Norway61:857,04855,549
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3771:133,20612,702

The alternate forms: Grüb (262) are calculated separately.

Grub (34) may also be a first name.

Grub Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Gruub was witness in the inquiry concerning the Templars in 1309 (Wilkins, Concilia, p. 383). Alan Grub was present at assize on land of Gladmor, 1430 (James II, 16). James Grub in Abirsnethock, 1633 (SCM., III, p. 74). George Grub, citiner of Brechin, 1611, and six more of the name in record in the vicinity (Brechin). Groob 1646. An Old English personal name Grubba, found in compounds, may be the origin of the name. Unlikely to be from Macrobb. One of this name gave origin to Grubbet, which see.

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

Grub Last Name Facts

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

Grub (Hindi: ग्रुब, Oriya: ଗୁବ, Russian: Груб) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Grüb. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grub? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 157,844th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,630,883 people. The surname Grub occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Grub live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grub is also the 1,775,424th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 34 people.

Grub is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,217 people, or 1 in 66,151. In Germany Grub is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 43 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside and Saarland, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Grub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grub has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grub last name grew 109 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grub Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grub surname are 15.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Grub earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning 404,956 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 162.15% more than the national average, earning R 622,968 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.57% less than the national average, earning $41,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grüb92262/
Groub897,173/
Greub89818/
Grubs89150/
Graub8977/
Grubd893/
Grubh891/
Ngrub891/
Grubt890/
Grubch809/
Gruubs803/
Ghroub802/
Graubs801/
Graubh801/
Grubss801/
Grob7513,112/
Grup75338/
Grób75100/
Gruf7553/
Gruv7550/
Gruw751/
Grubova73617/
Grubová733/
Ghrroub731/
Grubsch731/
Grupp674,644/
Grupe673,883/
Group672,320/
Grauf67683/
Graup67153/
Gruff67100/
Greup6755/
Groob6752/
Gruft6745/
Grouw6742/
Groeb6742/
Grups6742/
Ghruv6733/
Grauw6724/
Grouf6724/
Ngrup6717/
Ågrup6713/
Gørup6712/
Gærup678/
Grühb676/
Grupė674/
Grupt673/
Ghrob673/
Grufh672/
Grouv671/
Gruyf671/
Greuv671/
Ghrup671/
Grufs670/
Grupf670/

Grub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grub in the Hindi language
ग्रुबgruba-
Grub in the Oriya language
ଗୁବguba-
Grub in the Russian language
Грубgrub-

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Grub Reference & Research

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Grubbs 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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