Gruenewald Surname

301,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Gruenewald Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Gronwald (green, forest); dweller in, or near, the green forest.

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Gruenewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8891:407,71535,522
Germany1671:482,06941,726
Israel611:140,28914,966
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Austria111:774,13064,097
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

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.

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

User-submitted Reference

Grunwald means 'green forest' in German.

- raychik

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.

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Gruenewald Reference & Research

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