Gruning Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Gruning Surname User-submission:

The Gruning surname comes from the German word Grün, meaning 'green'.

Gruning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Argentina751:569,91240,958
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Estonia121:110,15019,471
France121:5,535,227269,324
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Grüning (3,030) are calculated separately.

Gruning Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gruning surname comes from the German word Grün, meaning 'green'.

- henrygerretgruning

Gruning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gruning occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Grüning. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruning? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 697,244th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. The last name Gruning is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Gruning reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gruning is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 1,812,295. In The United States Gruning is primarily concentrated in: California, where 19 percent reside, New Jersey, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 15 percent reside.

Gruning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gruning has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gruning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gruning surname are 24.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.11% registered with the party.

The amount Gruning earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning $51,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.98% more than the national average, earning $52,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grüning953,030/
Gruening93343/
Grunning9349/
Greuning9325/
Grauning939/
Grouning934/
Grunings931/
Gruining930/
Grunin922,722/
Grunnings880/
Grunina862,506/
Grining86258/
Groning86202/
Grounin867/
Greunin860/
Groening802,387/
Gronning80274/
Grünning8018/
Grounina809/
Grooning802/
Griening800/
Gronin77249/
Grunen7723/
Grunim770/
Groenning755/
Greunen7171/
Groneng7126/
Grinink715/
Grunuen711/
Grüningová711/
Gruneen711/
Gronnin710/
Groenink67664/
Gronen62391/
Grünen62282/
Gruñen621/
Grunenkova59131/
Groenen572,963/
Grinenk576/
Groonen571/
Gronnen570/

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