Gruhn Surname
Approximately 5,109 people bear this surname
Gruhn Surname User-submission:
Means 'green' in German. Likely comes from men who commonly dressed in green.
Gruhn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,489 | 1:23,074 | 3,058 |
| United States | 1,036 | 1:349,864 | 31,368 |
| Brazil | 156 | 1:1,372,271 | 46,465 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| Paraguay | 33 | 1:219,295 | 3,965 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
The alternate forms: Grühn (396) are calculated separately.
Gruhn Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Means 'green' in German. Likely comes from men who commonly dressed in green.
- sarahsjgGruhn Demographics
Average Gruhn Salary in
United States
$42,574 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Gruhn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gruhn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gruhn is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Grühn. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gruhn? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 93,402nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,426,413 people. Gruhn occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gruhn live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,489 people, or 1 in 23,074. In Germany Gruhn is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Berlin, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany Gruhn occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Gruhn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gruhn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gruhn last name grew 1,955 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gruhn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gruhn are 18.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.25% registered with the political party.
The amount Gruhn earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.42% less than the national average, earning 230,430 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning R 249,756 per year; in United States they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning $42,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,898 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grühn | 93 | 396 | / |
| Gruhne | 91 | 398 | / |
| Gruihn | 91 | 20 | / |
| Grun | 89 | 4,059 | / |
| Gruchin | 83 | 16 | / |
| Grushyn | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gruchen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Grund | 80 | 16,822 | / |
| Grunt | 80 | 1,868 | / |
| Grune | 80 | 1,104 | / |
| Grung | 80 | 357 | / |
| Groun | 80 | 348 | / |
| Gruin | 80 | 189 | / |
| Graun | 80 | 174 | / |
| Grunn | 80 | 89 | / |
| Grunc | 80 | 7 | / |
| Greun | 80 | 5 | / |
| Grumn | 80 | 4 | / |
| Grunh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Grunk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gruyn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grhun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gruschin | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gruhnová | 77 | 5 | / |
| Greuchen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ground | 73 | 1,493 | / |
| Grundt | 73 | 877 | / |
| Groune | 73 | 443 | / |
| Greune | 73 | 442 | / |
| Grusin | 73 | 249 | / |
| Groehn | 73 | 92 | / |
| Graune | 73 | 59 | / |
| Graund | 73 | 35 | / |
| Grundh | 73 | 32 | / |
| Grucen | 73 | 25 | / |
| Grunth | 73 | 18 | / |
| Grusen | 73 | 17 | / |
| Grount | 73 | 10 | / |
| Grunne | 73 | 9 | / |
| Grusén | 73 | 5 | / |
| Groung | 73 | 3 | / |
| Grutin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gruten | 73 | 2 | / |
| Geerun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghrung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gruinn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grunnt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greund | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graunt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Greunn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gruing | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gruynn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grounk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grunhe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Graunn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grushchin | 71 | 43 | / |
| Grün | 67 | 12,422 | / |
| Grum | 67 | 3,725 | / |
| Gron | 67 | 1,057 | / |
| Gruisen | 67 | 149 | / |
| Grunova | 67 | 142 | / |
| Grusing | 67 | 130 | / |
| Grunová | 67 | 125 | / |
| Grauten | 67 | 67 | / |
| Grausen | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gruicin | 67 | 42 | / |
| Grouten | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gruszin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Graunck | 67 | 9 | / |
| Grussen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Greusen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grutten | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gruting | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gruń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grussin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graunkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grausne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruszyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Groundh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grounne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grautin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gruynne | 67 | 0 | / |
| Groundt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Groohne | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gruhn
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis