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 most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gruenewald? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 301,477th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,783,767 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gruenewald reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 889 people, or 1 in 407,715. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent reside, Missouri, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Gruenewald is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.
Gruenewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gruenewald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gruenewald surname increased 499 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gruenewald Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gruenewald surname are 7.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.21% being registered with the 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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gruenewald
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