Grubbe Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Grubbe Surname Definition:

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

Grubbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:936,58670,075
Denmark3541:15,9461,564
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Canada611:604,02649,778
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Norway191:270,64728,127
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Grubbe 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

"The family of Grubbe, spelt in the old registers Grube or Groube, migrated from Germany about the year 1430, after the Hussite persecutions, and subsequently settled at Eastwell in the parish of Potterne, co. Wilts, where they have ever since remained. B.L.G. The name is analogous in signification to our Pitt.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Grubbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grubbe (Russian: Груббе) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grubbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grubbe is the 342,798th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Grubbe are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 936,586. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 21 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Grubbe exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Grubbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grubbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grubbe last name expanded 704 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grubbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grubbe last name are 21.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Grubbe earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning 318,042 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $42,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $56,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grubber9269/
Grubbes926/
Grubbet920/
Grubba831,948/
Grobbe83439/
Gribbe83126/
Grubby8398/
Grubbi836/
Grobbee7798/
Groebbe776/
Grubboy772/
Grubbay771/
Grübber771/
Gribbey770/
Gribbie770/
Grubbich716/
Grouboue711/
Gribby67107/
Grobba6739/
Grobby678/
Gribbi676/
Gruvby674/
Grobbé671/
Groebbé6225/

Grubbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grubbe in the Russian language
Груббеgrubbe-

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Grubbe 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grubbe
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