Gruber Surname
Approximately 120,506 people bear this surname
Gruber Surname Definition:
“Of the Pit” in Old German (Grube). Given to a person living near a pit. Compare Pitt in English.
Read More About This SurnameGruber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 41,059 | 1:1,961 | 165 |
| Austria | 39,157 | 1:217 | 1 |
| United States | 20,284 | 1:17,869 | 2,263 |
| Italy | 4,259 | 1:14,359 | 2,356 |
| Switzerland | 2,754 | 1:2,982 | 379 |
| Brazil | 2,194 | 1:97,573 | 3,673 |
| France | 1,708 | 1:38,889 | 4,838 |
| Hungary | 1,085 | 1:9,047 | 1,060 |
| Israel | 903 | 1:9,477 | 1,454 |
| Canada | 876 | 1:42,061 | 5,232 |
| Czechia | 806 | 1:13,193 | 1,884 |
| Venezuela | 724 | 1:41,718 | 2,250 |
| Australia | 691 | 1:39,068 | 5,066 |
| Argentina | 503 | 1:84,977 | 7,183 |
| Poland | 403 | 1:94,315 | 14,464 |
| England | 344 | 1:161,971 | 15,135 |
| Thailand | 335 | 1:210,861 | 35,175 |
| Romania | 248 | 1:80,959 | 9,511 |
| Slovenia | 216 | 1:11,517 | 2,723 |
| Russia | 211 | 1:683,048 | 58,412 |
| Spain | 208 | 1:224,769 | 14,899 |
| Croatia | 183 | 1:23,107 | 4,828 |
| Sweden | 150 | 1:65,645 | 5,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| South Africa | 125 | 1:433,422 | 37,136 |
| Kazakhstan | 98 | 1:180,434 | 17,249 |
| Serbia | 86 | 1:83,081 | 7,083 |
| Jamaica | 80 | 1:35,874 | 2,456 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:78,733 | 5,846 |
| Luxembourg | 64 | 1:9,071 | 1,442 |
| Belgium | 63 | 1:182,486 | 24,456 |
| Denmark | 61 | 1:92,536 | 8,820 |
| Slovakia | 42 | 1:127,058 | 23,432 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| Panama | 17 | 1:230,133 | 6,157 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Greece | 10 | 1:1,107,979 | 84,839 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Liechtenstein | 4 | 1:9,594 | 1,348 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,300 | 1:21,834 | 2,750 |
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.
(German) One who lived near a ditch or quarry.
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.
- martintrGruber 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 held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Grüber, Grúber or Grůber. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gruber? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,682nd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 60,475 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Gruber are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 389,041st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 478 people.
It is the most frequently occurring last name in one country:Austria, where 32 percent live. It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 41,059 people, or 1 in 1,961. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 54 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany Gruber exists in 97 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Gruber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gruber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gruber last name grew 882 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gruber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gruber last name are 12.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.55% being registered with 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
Gruber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gruber in the Russian language | ||
| Грубер | gruber | - |
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Footnotes
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