Grund Surname

31,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,5751:6,955860
United States2,0931:173,17717,441
Poland7951:47,8107,536
Czechia4731:22,4813,469
Sweden3961:24,8662,020
Austria3091:27,5584,374
Brazil2031:1,054,55337,070
Canada1381:266,99725,150
France1311:507,04470,604
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
Hungary951:103,3299,926
Australia891:303,32226,493
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Spain481:974,00136,812
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
England371:1,505,89364,828
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Norway201:257,11427,149
Faroe Islands141:3,500388
Finland131:422,82327,659
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(German) One who dwelt in the valley or bottom land.

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

Apparently the old Teutonic personal name Grund, whence Grundisborough, a parish in Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German), Ground, Land, Valley. (variant: Zumgrunde.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gründ931/
Ground911,493/
Grundt91877/
Graund9135/
Grundh9132/
Grundz919/
Greund911/
Grunds911/
Grun894,059/
Grounds833,297/
Grundsø8311/
Grundås837/
Graunds831/
Groundh831/
Groundt830/
Gruhn805,109/
Grunt801,868/
Grond801,504/
Grune801,104/
Grung80357/
Groun80348/
Gruin80189/
Graun80174/
Grunn8089/
Grunc807/
Greun805/
Grumn804/
Grunh804/
Grunk802/
Grhun801/
Gruyn801/
Grundová77454/
Grundova774/
Grunte73548/
Groune73443/
Greune73442/
Gruhne73398/
Gruntz73348/
Grusin73249/
Grondt7374/
Graune7359/
Grucen7325/
Gruihn7320/
Grunth7318/
Grusen7317/
Grount7310/
Grunts7310/
Grunne739/
Grungy736/
Grusén735/
Groung733/
Gruten732/
Grutin732/
Gruinn731/
Ghrung731/
Gründt731/
Geerun731/
Grunnt731/
Greunn730/
Gruynn730/
Graunt730/
Grunhe730/
Grounk730/
Gruing730/
Graunn730/
Grün6712,422/
Grum673,725/
Gron671,057/
Gruisen67149/
Grunova67142/
Grusing67130/
Graunte67127/
Grunová67125/
Grauten6767/
Grausen6750/
Gruicin6742/
Grouten6735/
Gruchin6716/
Gruszin6714/
Graunck679/
Grussen675/
Greusen674/
Grushyn674/
Grutten674/
Gruting672/
Grussin671/
Grunthe671/
Grounne671/
Graunkc671/
Grausne671/
Gruszyn671/
Gruń671/
Grautin670/
Gruynne670/
Gruchen670/

Grund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grund in the Marathi language
गृंडgrnda80
गुंदgunda20
Grund in the Russian language
Грундgrund-
Grund in the Arabic language
جروندjrwnd-

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