Gruen Surname

153,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Gruen Surname Definition:

“Green” in German.

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Gruen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0601:175,95117,660
Germany3271:246,19426,830
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Luxembourg771:7,5401,164
Canada621:594,28449,093
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
England271:2,063,63279,942
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Austria151:567,69652,281
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Gruen (23) may also be a first name.

Gruen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Green” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Means 'green' in German. Likely comes from men who commonly dressed in green.

- sarahsjg

Gruen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gruen is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gruen.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 153,300th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,540,985 people. The surname Gruen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gruen live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,060 people, or 1 in 175,951. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Gruen occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Gruen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gruen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gruen surname rose 1,609 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gruen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gruen are 3.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gruen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 186.63% more than the national average, earning R 681,132 per year; in United States they earn 21.35% more than the national average, earning $52,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gruehn9189/
Grauen9121/
Gruyen912/
Gruenn912/
Grouen912/
Grueng911/
Greuen911/
Gren898,043/
Gruisen83149/
Grauten8367/
Grausen8350/
Grouten8335/
Gruggen8324/
Greusen834/
Ngruyen833/
Gruenne831/
Green80854,846/
Groen8018,971/
Grein807,249/
Ågren805,097/
Grehn80462/
Groun80348/
Graen80344/
Grenn80296/
Greyn80211/
Gruin80189/
Grent80175/
Graun80174/
Grien80137/
Grean80119/
Grend80104/
Grren8032/
Greng8022/
Grenå8022/
Øgren8012/
Hgren8010/
Greun805/
Grøen804/
Gåren803/
Ngren803/
Grđen802/
Gruyn801/
Grenø801/
Grwen801/
Gresn800/
Ghren800/
Gruenová773/
Greuchen770/
Grn7510/
Grehan732,374/
Ground731,493/
Grujin73709/
Greyan73532/
Groune73443/
Greune73442/
Greing73331/
Gruian73274/
Greine73176/
Greijn73141/
Åhgren73132/
Greuin73122/
Grenne73120/
Groehn7392/
Graune7359/
Gruhin7357/
Grujon7355/
Grejon7353/
Gruion7349/
Gruyon7345/
Geeren7342/
Gruyan7339/
Graund7335/
Growen7335/
Greane7331/
Grengg7328/
Greant7326/
Gruyin7324/
Greenn7322/
Gruihn7320/
Groyen7320/
Greend7318/
Greean7317/
Grayen7315/
Greeng7313/
Greenh7311/
Grount7310/
Grreen739/
Grejan738/
Greent737/
Graehn736/
Greian735/
Kågren735/
Greenq734/
Groung733/
Någren733/
Graien733/
Ghreen732/
G'Rein732/
Hgreen732/
Greind732/
Ngreen732/
Greyne732/
Ågreen732/
Ggreen731/
Gruinn731/
Grojen731/
Grendt731/
Greund731/
Greamn731/
Greanc731/
Greatn731/
Greint731/
Greand731/
Gruján731/
Greeyn731/
Grauem731/
Grijen731/
Greesn731/
Greien731/
Graunn730/
Gruing730/
Greyon730/
Greunn730/
Grawen730/
Greyen730/
Graunt730/
Grienn730/
Ghroen730/
Greemn730/
Grayun730/
Greann730/
Gruynn730/
Greenk730/
Greinn730/
Greyun730/
Grounk730/
Groenn730/
Geetruyen710/
Grin6715,017/
Grün6712,422/
Greń672,768/
Grem672,665/
Greisen671,065/
Grøn67941/
Grön67925/
Gryn67685/
Greacen67236/
Greiten67226/
Grän67146/
Grausem67103/
Greehan6765/
Grawien6765/
Grenová6763/
Grenova6760/
Geheren6760/
Gruicin6742/
Grén6740/
Greysen6733/
Graysen6728/
Grng6719/
Graween6711/
Grehian6710/
Gruißem6710/
D'green6710/
Graunck679/
Gringue679/
Grne679/
Griyeng677/
Grűn676/
Greisin674/
Greenne674/
Grnk672/
Groujan672/
Grehant672/
Grÿn672/
Grayene672/
Grzn672/
Grbn672/
Grayhen671/
Ngreyen671/
G'Reine671/
Graihen671/
Greyhan671/
Graycen671/
Grayung671/
Greanne671/
Greenng671/
Ghreine671/
Ghraien671/
Høggren671/
Geeryen671/
Geerzen671/
Grausne671/
Grengue671/
Gruisem671/
Groundh671/
Greñ671/
Greying671/
Groeian671/
Grounne671/
Qgrn671/
Ggrn671/
Graunkc671/
Graisen671/
Ghrn671/
Hgrn671/
Grnt670/
Greasen670/
Greggen670/
Grautin670/
Greyhun670/
Growenn670/
Greyten670/
Gruynne670/
Greusem670/
Greyone670/
Graicen670/
Groundt670/
Griggen670/
Grayten670/
Ghreean670/

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