Gruenewald Surname
Approximately 1,260 people bear this surname
Gruenewald Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Gronwald (green, forest); dweller in, or near, the green forest.
Read More About This SurnameGruenewald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 889 | 1:407,715 | 35,522 |
| Germany | 167 | 1:482,069 | 41,726 |
| Israel | 61 | 1:140,289 | 14,966 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
Gruenewald Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Gronwald (green, forest); dweller in, or near, the green forest.
User-submitted Reference
Grunwald means 'green forest' in German.
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Gruenewald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gruenewald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gruenewald is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gruenewald? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 301,477th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,783,767 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gruenewald live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Gruenewald is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 407,715. In The United States Gruenewald is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent live, Missouri, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.
Gruenewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gruenewald has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 499 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gruenewald Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gruenewald are 7.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.21% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gruenewald earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $49,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.15% more than the national average, earning $59,694 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grunewald | 95 | 8,681 | / |
| Gruenewaldt | 95 | 25 | / |
| Grunewaldt | 90 | 269 | / |
| Gruenevald | 90 | 21 | / |
| Grunnewald | 90 | 9 | / |
| Gruenawald | 90 | 8 | / |
| Grienewald | 90 | 6 | / |
| Gruenewold | 90 | 1 | / |
| Gruenewalt | 90 | 1 | / |
| Grünewald | 84 | 10,578 | / |
| Grunevald | 84 | 353 | / |
| Grinewald | 84 | 27 | / |
| Grunewalt | 84 | 5 | / |
| Gruniwald | 84 | 3 | / |
| Grunewold | 84 | 2 | / |
| Grunawald | 84 | 1 | / |
| Grünewaldt | 80 | 42 | / |
| Grunevaldt | 80 | 10 | / |
| Grunniwaldt | 76 | 7 | / |
| Grinevald | 74 | 166 | / |
| Grunevalt | 74 | 60 | / |
| Grunawalt | 74 | 58 | / |
| Grinewalt | 74 | 9 | / |
| Grunivald | 74 | 8 | / |
| Grunovald | 74 | 4 | / |
| Grünewalt | 74 | 4 | / |
| Griniwald | 74 | 2 | / |
| Gruneveld | 74 | 1 | / |
| Grinewold | 74 | 1 | / |
| Grunevaltt | 70 | 4 | / |
| Griniwaldt | 70 | 1 | / |
| Grunevaalt | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gruneveldt | 70 | 0 | / |
| Grinivald | 63 | 67 | / |
| Grinevalt | 63 | 24 | / |
| Grinevold | 63 | 3 | / |
| Grinovald | 63 | 1 | / |
| Grinawold | 63 | 0 | / |
| Grinovaldt | 60 | 6 | / |
| Grinivaldt | 60 | 1 | / |
| Grinivold | 53 | 6 | / |
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Gruenewald Reference & Research
Greenwood DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gruenewald
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