Gruner Surname

42,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Gruner Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Grone (green) in West Germany; descendant of Gronhari (green, army).

Gruner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,0301:10,0261,259
United States2,0001:181,22918,102
France6351:104,60315,453
Brazil2561:836,22830,212
Switzerland2101:39,1095,581
Austria1771:48,1107,661
Portugal941:110,8325,195
England931:599,11935,891
Canada521:708,56956,910
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Argentina491:872,31556,573
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Finland451:122,14911,804
Australia371:729,61448,196
Namibia331:73,0127,607
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Norway221:233,74025,571
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:135,72612,894

The alternate forms: Grüner (10,458), Grunér (59), Grúner (43) & Grűner (22) are calculated separately.

Gruner (15) may also be a first name.

Gruner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Grone (green) in West Germany; descendant of Gronhari (green, army).

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

Gruner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gruner (Russian: Грунер) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Grüner, Grunér, Grúner or Grűner. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruner? popularity and diffusion

Gruner is the 42,906th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 600,638 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gruner are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 8,030 people, or 1 in 10,026. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Thuringia, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Gruner exists in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Gruner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gruner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gruner surname grew 541 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gruner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gruner surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.01% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gruner earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.52% more than the national average, earning R 343,440 per year; in United States they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $48,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.41% more than the national average, earning $65,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grüner9410,458/
Grunér9459/
Grúner9443/
Grűner9422/
Grunert929,616/
Gruener921,195/
Grunner92178/
Greuner92129/
Gruhner9254/
Gruneir9240/
Grauner9234/
Grunier9216/
Grusner9213/
Grunger9211/
Grouner924/
Grutner923/
Grumner920/
Grunher920/
Grunerd920/
Grune911,104/
Grudtner86211/
Gruttner86136/
Gruhnert8644/
Gruthner8612/
Graunert867/
Grausner867/
Grunnert863/
Greutner862/
Grounner861/
Grousner861/
Grunherr861/
Grautner861/
Greunier861/
Grunerrt861/
Grunïger861/
Grounger861/
Grounert861/
Grunerth860/
Groutner860/
Grungner860/
Griner836,689/
Groner833,528/
Groune83443/
Greune83442/
Gruhne83398/
Grunes83216/
Graune8359/
Grunge8346/
Grunne839/
Grunet838/
Gruney832/
Grunea831/
Grunee831/
Grunez831/
Gróner831/
Grunhe830/
Grunie830/
Grunerová8059/
Grunerova8010/
Grunnerth801/
Grounneur801/
Gruittner800/
Groener771,195/
Griener77792/
Gronier77780/
Grunnet77503/
Gronner77239/
Grumney77122/
Grünner7786/
Grunesz7763/
Grinier7746/
Gruinea7737/
Grunett7719/
Grunnes7711/
Grunnér7710/
Grügner779/
Gruneis778/
Grünier778/
Grounes777/
Grunest775/
Grooner773/
Graunes772/
Gruneth771/
Grineer771/
Greunre771/
Ghrunge771/
Graunre771/
Grausne771/
Gruness771/
Grounne771/
Grouney770/
Gruynne770/
Grunnerová756/
Graunerová751/
Grüne731,228/
Grone73983/
Gruna73494/
Gruny73350/
Gruni7394/
Grunh734/
Grunj731/
Gruñe731/
Gronnier71559/
Gruneich71190/
Grunheid7134/
Groenner7120/
Grougnet7116/
Grunheit715/
Grunnett714/
Grusnets711/
Grünherz711/
Gruttnes711/
Grumnett710/
Groene671,180/
Grugni67739/
Grouni67158/
Grünerová67154/
Grauna67115/
Gruini67108/
Gronne67102/
Grunheidt6767/
Grunis6763/
Gronea6740/
Grunni6726/
Groney6725/
Grűnerová6718/
Grúnerová6718/
Grunys6712/
Grunay6712/
Ghruni678/
Groone676/
Grouna675/
Grunit674/
Grunță674/
Grunid672/
Gronie672/
Gruniy671/
Ghroumnet671/
Grunio671/
Grunoy671/
Grzone671/
Grunna670/
Grinir670/
Grunny670/
Grouttney670/
Gronir670/

Gruner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gruner in the Russian language
Грунерgruner-

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