Gruver Surname

109,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gruver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gruver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1401:87,5509,872
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6861:73,2057,843

Gruver (52) may also be a first name.

Gruver Last Name Facts

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

Gruver (Russian: Грувер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gruver.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruver? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,567th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,715,928 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gruver reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gruver is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 52 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4,140 people, or 1 in 87,550. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Gruver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gruver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gruver surname increased 603 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gruver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gruver last name are 22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Gruver earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $47,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grouver9211/
Gruvier927/
Gruever923/
Gruiver921/
Grauver921/
Greuver921/
Gruve9133/
Greuvier862/
Gruber83120,506/
Griver83140/
Grouve8358/
Gruwer8317/
Gruves832/
Grusve831/
Greuve831/
Grauve830/
Gruvez830/
Gruive830/
Groover775,093/
Grubert774,110/
Gruwier77205/
Griever77126/
Greuber7748/
Grauber7728/
Grouber7723/
Grujber7718/
Gruwert776/
Groever774/
Greuwer774/
Gruuber772/
Grubeer772/
Gruvhed772/
Grubger771/
Grubere771/
Grivier771/
Grouves770/
Grube7319,021/
Gruwe73121/
Gruvy731/
Groubert71132/
Graubert7156/
Grauberd7126/
Groubier7112/
Grumpper712/
Grubertt711/
Grumpher711/
Grober671,856/
Grüber671,651/
Gruberová67859/
Groube67306/
Graube67198/
Grúber67153/
Grower6790/
Groove6765/
Grubey6741/
Gruwet6734/
Grubea6734/
Gruberova6722/
Greube6717/
Gruwes6717/
Grouwe6713/
Gruvis676/
Grauwe675/
Griwer675/
Grouva674/
Grubee674/
Grůber672/
Groeve672/
Gróber671/
Grubir671/
Gruibe671/
Gruiva671/
Gruwey671/
Gruwee671/

Gruver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gruver in the Russian language
Груверgruver-

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Gruver Reference & Research

Grover DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Grover FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Gruber FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Gruver
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis