Grubb Surname

21,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Grubb Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Coarse,Rough [O.H.Ger. grob]

Grubb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,5241:18,5652,335
England2,2421:24,8523,422
Australia1,3671:19,7482,739
Scotland7901:6,7771,055
Canada6901:53,3996,381
Sweden2441:40,3563,216
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
Wales1341:23,0942,450
Jamaica1071:26,8222,077
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Israel211:407,50632,346
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland771:57,5314,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4641:16,6502,431
Scotland3691:10,1441,291
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0551:12,3841,601

The alternate forms: Grübb (21) are calculated separately.

Grubb (39) may also be a first name.

Grubb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Coarse,Rough [O.H.Ger. grob]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English family settled in Cos. Waterford and Tipperary since the mid-seventeenth century. IF 294

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From the Danish, Grubb; from the German, Grube; from the Dutch, Grob; personal name Grube; a location name in Holstein.

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

Grubb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grubb is most common in The United States. It can be found as: Grübb. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grubb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,257th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 284,159 people. Grubb is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Grubb are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held forename internationally, held by 39 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 19,524 people, or 1 in 18,565. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Grubb exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Grubb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grubb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grubb last name grew 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 670 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 65 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grubb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grubb last name is principally Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grubb last name are 22.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.85% registered with the party.

The amount Grubb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 229.05% more than the national average, earning R 781,944 per year; in United States they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $41,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $52,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grübb9321/
Grubbs9120,540/
Graubb910/
Groubbs831/
Gribb80198/
Grobb80172/
Gruvb801/
Grubbová772/
Grubvs731/
Gribbh730/
Grumpf554/
Gruvvs551/

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Grubb Reference & Research

Grubb One-name Study - A profile of the Grubb surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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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