Grund Surname
Approximately 16,822 people bear this surname
Grund Surname Definition:
Metathetic for Gundry, from the Old English personal name Gundred. Robert Grundy de Neuton, Roxburghshire, rendered homage, 1296, and Adam Grondy was juror on inquisition made at Roxburgh, 1303 (Bain, II, p. 199,376).
Grund Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,575 | 1:6,955 | 860 |
| United States | 2,093 | 1:173,177 | 17,441 |
| Poland | 795 | 1:47,810 | 7,536 |
| Czechia | 473 | 1:22,481 | 3,469 |
| Sweden | 396 | 1:24,866 | 2,020 |
| Austria | 309 | 1:27,558 | 4,374 |
| Brazil | 203 | 1:1,054,553 | 37,070 |
| Canada | 138 | 1:266,997 | 25,150 |
| France | 131 | 1:507,044 | 70,604 |
| Netherlands | 113 | 1:149,444 | 22,442 |
| Hungary | 95 | 1:103,329 | 9,926 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Switzerland | 51 | 1:161,038 | 15,036 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| Luxembourg | 46 | 1:12,620 | 2,379 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Faroe Islands | 14 | 1:3,500 | 388 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 247 | 1:203,315 | 17,632 |
The alternate forms: Gründ (1) are calculated separately.
Grund (86) may also be a first name.
Grund Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Metathetic for Gundry, from the Old English personal name Gundred. Robert Grundy de Neuton, Roxburghshire, rendered homage, 1296, and Adam Grondy was juror on inquisition made at Roxburgh, 1303 (Bain, II, p. 199,376).
(German) One who dwelt in the valley or bottom land.
Apparently the old Teutonic personal name Grund, whence Grundisborough, a parish in Suffolk.
(German), Ground, Land, Valley. (variant: Zumgrunde.)
Grundy is a common name in the Manchester district. The name is also found in Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, and Notts. There were Grundys in Leicestershire last century (Nichols' "Leicestershire"). Grindy and Grindey are Derbyshire and Staffordshire names.
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Grund Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grund Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grund (Arabic: جروند, Marathi: गृंड, Russian: Грунд) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gründ. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grund? popularity and diffusion
It is the 31,711th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 433,215 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Grund are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 86 people.
This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 11,575 people, or 1 in 6,955. In Germany Grund is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.
Grund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Grund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grund last name expanded 847 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 463 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grund Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Grund last name is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Grund last name are 8.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.62% being registered with the political party.
The amount Grund earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.35% more than the national average, earning 475,328 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $47,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $47,194 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Grund Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grund in the Marathi language | ||
| गृंड | grnda | 80 |
| गुंद | gunda | 20 |
| Grund in the Russian language | ||
| Грунд | grund | - |
| Grund in the Arabic language | ||
| جروند | jrwnd | - |
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