Gruber Surname

4,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Gruber Surname Definition:

“Of the Pit” in Old German (Grube). Given to a person living near a pit. Compare Pitt in English.

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Gruber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41,0591:1,961165
Austria39,1571:2171
United States20,2841:17,8692,263
Italy4,2591:14,3592,356
Switzerland2,7541:2,982379
Brazil2,1941:97,5733,673
France1,7081:38,8894,838
Hungary1,0851:9,0471,060
Israel9031:9,4771,454
Canada8761:42,0615,232
Czechia8061:13,1931,884
Venezuela7241:41,7182,250
Australia6911:39,0685,066
Argentina5031:84,9777,183
Poland4031:94,31514,464
England3441:161,97115,135
Thailand3351:210,86135,175
Romania2481:80,9599,511
Slovenia2161:11,5172,723
Russia2111:683,04858,412
Spain2081:224,76914,899
Croatia1831:23,1074,828
Sweden1501:65,6455,015
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
Kazakhstan981:180,43417,249
Serbia861:83,0817,083
Jamaica801:35,8742,456
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Luxembourg641:9,0711,442
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Denmark611:92,5368,820
Slovakia421:127,05823,432
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Norway231:223,57824,793
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Panama171:230,1336,157
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Guam81:20,0153,029
Wales81:386,81619,671
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Liechtenstein41:9,5941,348
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3001:21,8342,750

The alternate forms: Grüber (1,651), Grúber (153) & Grůber (2) are calculated separately.

Gruber (478) may also be a first name.

Gruber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Of the Pit” in Old German (Grube). Given to a person living near a pit. Compare Pitt in English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who lived near a ditch or quarry.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Gruber is a very common name in Austria and Southern Germany. It derives from the German word, grube, which has several meanings. It signifies 'valley basin', 'hollow of a valley', 'pit', 'mine', 'trench' or (open) 'grave'. So there could be various derivations for the name Gruber: someone who lives in the valley basin, who works in or lives near a mine, or someone who digs trenches or graves. Alternatively Gruber could denote someone who comes from one of the numerous localities called Grub. There are at leastr 150 of them in Austria and (mostly) Southern Germany.

- martintr

Gruber is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname, that refers to 'someone who resides near a pit'.

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Gruber Last Name Facts

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

Gruber (Russian: Грубер) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Grüber, Grúber or Grůber. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruber? popularity and diffusion

Gruber is the 4,682nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 60,475 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Gruber are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gruber is also the 389,041st most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 478 people.

It is the most numerous surname in one country:Austria, where 32 percent are found. Gruber is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 41,059 people, or 1 in 1,961. In Germany Gruber is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 54 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Gruber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gruber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gruber surname increased 882 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gruber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gruber surname are 12.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gruber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 206.21% more than the national average, earning €91,956 per year; in Norway they earn 18.33% less than the national average, earning 282,639 kr per year; in Peru they earn 58.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,111 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.24% more than the national average, earning R 321,372 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $55,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grüber941,651/
Grúber94153/
Grůber942/
Grubert924,110/
Grueber92533/
Greuber9248/
Grauber9228/
Grouber9223/
Grujber9218/
Grubeer922/
Gruuber922/
Grubger921/
Grubere921/
Grube9119,021/
Groubert86132/
Graubert8656/
Grauberd8626/
Groubier8612/
Grubertt861/
Gruver834,247/
Grober831,856/
Groube83306/
Graube83198/
Griber8356/
Grubey8341/
Grubea8334/
Gruwer8317/
Greube8317/
Grubes8311/
Grubee834/
Grubet831/
Grubir831/
Gruibe831/
Gróber831/
Grubie830/
Gruberová80859/
Gruberova8022/
Groeber77654/
Gruwier77205/
Grübert7790/
Grobier7757/
Groubet7744/
Groober7712/
Grouver7711/
Grubair7710/
Grieber778/
Groubei778/
Gruvier777/
Gruwert776/
Grubesh774/
Greuwer774/
Grubets772/
Grubeth772/
Groubir772/
Greuver771/
Grauver771/
Gruiver771/
Greubey770/
Groubee770/
Grobe736,279/
Gruba734,568/
Gruby73417/
Grubi73237/
Grübe7366/
Gruve7333/
Grūbe738/
Grumpper712/
Greuvier712/
Grumpher711/
Groubech711/
Grubić672,289/
Grauby67523/
Grubii67454/
Groebe67347/
Grubyy67247/
Grubis67131/
Grower6790/
Grubič6776/
Grumpe6770/
Grúberová6763/
Gruboy6762/
Grouve6758/
Grauba6747/
Grouby6746/
Grobey6742/
Grusby6736/
Grubys6734/
Grubiy6719/
Grubio6712/
Grubyi677/
Grubit677/
Grouba677/
Grobee676/
Groubi673/
Grubay673/
Grubih672/
Grubiś672/
Grobie671/
Greuve671/
Grobir671/
Gruive670/
Grauve670/
Greuba670/

Gruber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gruber in the Russian language
Груберgruber-

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Gruber Reference & Research

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