Grue Surname

235,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Grue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:833,23963,771
Norway3041:16,9152,078
Denmark2981:18,9421,872
France2311:287,54444,088
Canada2151:171,37517,189
England751:742,90741,196
Liberia491:89,9707,357
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

The alternate forms: Grüe (9) are calculated separately.

Grue (10) may also be a first name.

Grue Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grue (Russian: Груе) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Grüe. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grue? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,662nd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,269,213 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Grue live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname Grue is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 833,239. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 23 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 18 percent live and Denmark, where 17 percent live.

Grue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grue has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grue surname expanded 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 938 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Grue last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grue surname are 23.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.41% registered with the party.

The amount Grue earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning 326,031 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $44,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning $46,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grüe929/
Gruet892,813/
Graue891,916/
Gruer89822/
Gruez89195/
Groue89135/
Gruie89120/
Gruye8991/
Gruea8948/
Greue8947/
Gruey8941/
Grues8915/
Gruje8911/
Gruhe891/
Gruep890/
Gruett80359/
Grouet80193/
Grauet8098/
Groues8079/
Gruetz8045/
Gruher8036/
Gruiet8028/
Gruyee8024/
Gruyez8022/
Gruest8014/
Gruess8011/
Gruesz808/
Grouer807/
Graues806/
Grauwe805/
Gruehr805/
Grouez802/
Gruesr801/
Ghruhe801/
Gruehs801/
Gruhey800/
Grwues800/
Gruech800/
Grohue800/
Gruepp800/
Grey7555,207/
Grau7551,536/
Grou751,806/
Gruy75568/
Gree75554/
Groe75542/
Greu75541/
Grie75413/
Grea75293/
Grei75175/
Grae75165/
Grui7556/
Gruj7516/
Grye754/
Grve751/
Grauwet7387/
Grouiez7355/
Grouett734/
Gruettz731/
Graouet731/
Grauett731/
Grout676,671/
Great676,047/
Gruia675,277/
Greis674,160/
Graus673,677/
Groux673,383/
Grawe672,760/
Group672,320/
Graux672,276/
Growe671,156/
Gruis67971/
Greys67726/
Greus67640/
Groud67535/
Greiß67516/
Gread67485/
Greya67479/
Grouh67450/
Graye67404/
Grouz67401/
Grous67398/
Greas67267/
Graie67245/
Grejo67220/
Grujo67214/
Gruys67206/
Gruit67181/
Graut67180/
Gruja67177/
Greyt67160/
Greňa67157/
Graup67153/
Greye67130/
Gruya67113/
Greyo67112/
Greey6783/
Gruiz6778/
Greie6777/
Ghrui6771/
Graud6761/
Greux6758/
Greup6755/
Greyz6751/
Griye6750/
Gőrbe6748/
Øgrey6743/
Greij6740/
Greyi6735/
Gruľa6734/
Gråwe6727/
Greiz6725/
Greja6724/
Grouy6724/
Greit6724/
Graju6723/
Graje6721/
Grieh6715/
Greah6713/
Græbe6713/
Greip6712/
Gruič678/
Greio678/
Greut678/
Greyu676/
Greha676/
Grayu675/
Greia675/
Greji675/
Grzey675/
Grøve675/
Greap674/
Grujó674/
Groué673/
Ghruy673/
Gruhi673/
Greej673/
Gruji673/
Greje673/
Greić673/
Grauß673/
Greid672/
Grujć672/
Grauz672/
Graeh672/
Grves672/
Groje672/
Grauy672/
Grauh672/
Greaz672/
Graué672/
Gørve672/
Ghrea672/
Grège672/
Groye672/
Gruio671/
Gruiy671/
Grver671/
Grvey671/
Grwey671/
Groeh671/
Greyy671/
Ghrey671/
Ghrve671/
Ghree671/
Grejó671/
Grahu671/
Greih671/
Gruay671/
Gruié671/
Grujś671/
Gruyo671/
Griea671/
Grieș671/
Greța671/
Grzei671/
Griej671/
Grwes671/
Ngrau671/
Graouech671/
Grejy671/
Ghrau671/
Griey670/
Greud670/
Greuy670/

Grue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grue in the Russian language
Груеgrue-

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Footnotes

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