Gruener Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Gruener Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Grone (green) in West Germany; descendant of Gronhari (green, army).

Gruener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7011:517,06043,253
Germany1591:506,32443,083
Poland721:527,89950,824
Canada611:604,02649,778
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
France401:1,660,568152,033
Austria331:258,04330,255
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
England41:13,929,515290,718
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Gruener Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Grone (green) in West Germany; descendant of Gronhari (green, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gruener Last Name Facts

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

Gruener is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gruener.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruener? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 314,252nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. The last name Gruener occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Gruener are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gruener is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 701 people, or 1 in 517,060. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 11 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live and Poland, where 6 percent live.

Gruener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gruener has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gruener last name rose 1,252 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gruener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gruener surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gruener earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $50,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gruenert93171/
Gruesner9320/
Gruetner9313/
Gruenner933/
Gruenger930/
Grauener930/
Gruner9212,133/
Gruene9286/
Gruettner88203/
Grueneert881/
Greiner8640,118/
Greener864,808/
Groener861,195/
Griener86792/
Grunner86178/
Gruenes86161/
Greyner86157/
Greuner86129/
Gruhner8654/
Greaner8642/
Gruneir8640/
Grauner8634/
Grunier8616/
Graener8612/
Grouner864/
Gryener862/
Grvener861/
Grunher860/
Gruenet860/
Gruenie860/
Greinert801,729/
Greisner80146/
Greitner8089/
Greynert8062/
Grueneis8041/
Greinier8030/
Groenner8020/
Greanier8014/
Greenner808/
Graunert807/
Grausner807/
Greinger806/
Greenejr803/
Greutner802/
Greysner802/
Greatner801/
Kgreener801/
Grounner801/
Grousner801/
Gruenesd801/
Grunherr801/
Greinner801/
Grienger801/
Greanert801/
Greeneir801/
Greenger801/
Greineer801/
Grautner801/
Grayener801/
Greunier801/
Greinere801/
Grounger801/
Grounert801/
Greanger800/
Greigner800/
Groutner800/
Grueneth800/
Grüner7710,458/
Griner776,689/
Grunér7759/
Grűner7722/
Grueny774/
Grueni771/
Grueneich75175/
Gruenheid7528/
Gruenheit7513/
Greinhert753/
Griennger751/
Grounneur751/
Gruittner750/
Grainer71601/
Grajner71374/
Greinerová7175/
Grinier7146/
Grayner7139/
Gruinea7137/
Greenjr7112/
Groyner7111/
Gruenheidt7111/
Grunnér7110/
Grügner719/
Grünier718/
Grineer711/
Graneer711/
Graunerová711/
Greinir710/
Groiner710/
Greenir710/
Grainger6724,047/
Grajnert67367/
Gruenais6783/
Graynert6726/
Gruenich6710/
Grainert677/
Grainier675/
Gruenioh672/
Graigner672/
Graineer671/
Graynier671/
Greenijr671/
Grojnert671/
Grünherz671/
Groinger670/
Graiyner670/
Graisner670/

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