Gruenberg Surname

243,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gruenberg Surname User-submission:

A German surname, referring to someone who came from Grünberg/Gruenberg (a green mountain). There are multiple so named locations.

Gruenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2571:288,35226,794
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Canada581:635,26952,014
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
England111:5,065,278148,650
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Gruenberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German surname, referring to someone who came from Grünberg/Gruenberg (a green mountain). There are multiple so named locations.

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Gruenberg Last Name Facts

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

Gruenberg has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruenberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gruenberg is the 243,941st most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,459,942 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Gruenberg are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gruenberg is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,257 people, or 1 in 288,352. In The United States Gruenberg is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Gruenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gruenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gruenberg last name increased 2,993 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gruenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gruenberg are 2.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gruenberg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.89% more than the national average, earning $54,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.73% more than the national average, earning $63,460 CAD per year.

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