Gruenwald Surname

145,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gruenwald Surname Definition:

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

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Gruenwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3851:261,70324,693
Israel1,2181:7,0261,085
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Poland581:655,32357,058
Austria411:207,69425,759
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Gruenwald 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.

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Gruenwald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gruenwald is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gruenwald.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruenwald? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gruenwald is the 145,707th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,392,497 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gruenwald live; 49 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 261,703. In The United States Gruenwald is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 15 percent are found, Illinois, where 12 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Gruenwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gruenwald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gruenwald surname rose 1,872 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gruenwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gruenwald surname are 16.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gruenwald earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $48,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.56% more than the national average, earning $57,910 CAD per year.

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