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 last name Gruen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 153,300th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,540,985 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gruen reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,060 people, or 1 in 175,951. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Gruen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gruen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 those bearing the Gruen last name are 3.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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