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'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsGruber Demographics
Average Gruber Salary in
United States
$46,922 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gruber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gruber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gruber (Russian: Грубер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Grüber, Grúber or Grůber. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gruber? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,682nd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 60,475 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Gruber live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 389,041st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 478 people.
It is the most frequently occurring last name in one country:Austria, where 32 percent reside. The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 41,059 people, or 1 in 1,961. In Germany Gruber is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 54 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 97 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Gruber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gruber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 adherence of those bearing the Gruber surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gruber surname are 12.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.55% 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
Gruber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gruber in the Russian language | ||
| Грубер | gruber | - |
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Gruber Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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