Grützner Surname

135,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grützner Surname Definition:

“Porridge Maker” (Grutze) in German.

Grützner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2371:24,8703,306
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Grutzner (172) & Grűtzner (1) are calculated separately.

Grützner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Porridge Maker” (Grutze) in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Grützner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grützner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Grutzner or Grűtzner. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grützner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 135,635th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,199,682 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grützner are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 3,237 people, or 1 in 24,870. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 27 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany Grützner exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Poland, where 0 percent live.

Grützner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grützner has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grützner Last Name Statistics demography

Grützner earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.57% less than the national average, earning R 155,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grutzner96172/
Grűtzner961/
Gritzner88734/
Grotzner885/
Grütznerová843/
Gruetzner82422/
Groetzner82208/
Greutzner823/
Grizner8033/
Gruzner801/
Gruetznerr781/

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