Gruel Surname

117,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Gruel Surname Definition:

From the Danish, Groule; from the Swedish, from the Dutch, Grewell; from the French, Gruelle; from the German, Greul, Grüel; in the Domesday Book, Cruel; a personal name.

Griuel in Roll of Battell Abbey.

Gruel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,5181:26,3793,163
United States6451:561,95246,273
Germany6181:130,26815,867
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Gruel (12) may also be a first name.

Gruel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Danish, Groule; from the Swedish, from the Dutch, Grewell; from the French, Gruelle; from the German, Greul, Grüel; in the Domesday Book, Cruel; a personal name.

Griuel in Roll of Battell Abbey.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gruel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gruel (Russian: Груель) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gruel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gruel is the 117,279th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,855,754 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gruel reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 2,518 people, or 1 in 26,379. In France Gruel is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 23 percent live, Brittany, where 19 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live. Apart from France this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Gruel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gruel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gruel last name grew 398 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gruel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gruel are 25.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.38% registered to vote for the political party.

Gruel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greuel912,391/
Grauel911,921/
Gruell91486/
Gruehl9160/
Grujel912/
Grel89788/
Grouhel83440/
Grugiel83110/
Greusel8378/
Groutel8354/
Grouell8347/
Greußel8330/
Greuell8313/
Gruggel8312/
Grausel831/
Grousel831/
Groucel831/
Gruisel831/
Grell807,368/
Graul804,876/
Greil803,852/
Grehl801,268/
Greul801,132/
Grael80303/
Groel80271/
Gresl80242/
Griel80211/
Greel8096/
Greal8066/
Greyl8051/
Groul8044/
Grbel806/
Grrel806/
Gruil801/
Ngrel801/
Greld801/
Grelh801/
Grzel801/
Gûrel801/
Gruyelle77136/
Gruielle7764/
Groussel773/
Grauwell771/
Grouelle771/
Gruisell770/
Grl7540/
Graell731,493/
Groell73643/
Greule73499/
Graule73486/
Griehl73377/
Gruyal73372/
Grould73207/
Grayel73167/
Greisl73128/
Graehl73103/
Grehal7392/
Groule7386/
Groehl7385/
Grägel7374/
Griell7351/
Greitl7350/
Growel7343/
Greile7343/
Grault7325/
Greilh7325/
Greill7320/
Ghrael7317/
Grellt7311/
Ghrbel739/
Greull738/
Grajel738/
Greyal738/
Grígel736/
Grojel735/
Grawel734/
Gruijl734/
Greald733/
Greell733/
Gruill733/
Grejel733/
Ghreal732/
Grwell732/
Greuil732/
Grahul731/
Grrell731/
Gryell731/
Gryiel731/
Greulh731/
Grousl731/
Grbeel731/
Grriel731/
Gregli731/
Graull730/
Greihl730/
Greall730/
Greild730/
Graiel730/
Groull730/
Greyle730/
Grohuhele711/
Gril671,747/
Gryl67419/
Graulle67176/
Greisel67140/
Griggel67134/
Groggel6791/
Greyell6762/
Grelová6756/
Greißel6752/
Greisle6740/
Grayell6734/
Growell6731/
Greasel6722/
Grelova6722/
Grayiel676/
Grehall676/
Geereel676/
Graisel674/
Grül673/
Grawell672/
Greysel672/
Grawehl672/
Gröl672/
Growele672/
Greulle671/
Grealle671/
Grogiel671/
Grougli671/
Grll671/
Gïrl671/
Qgrl671/
Ggrl671/
Ghrl671/
Graggel670/

Gruel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gruel in the Russian language
Груельgruel-

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