How common is the surname Groat?

2,006 people in the United States had the surname Groat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,911 Americans. It ranked 14,794th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Groat?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Groat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Groat?

Dick Groat, American baseball and basketball player (1930–2023).

Where is the surname Groat most common?

Wikidata records people named Groat in the United States.

Is the surname Groat getting more or less common?

More common. 1,866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,006 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Groat

A Norse nickname surname, carried by 2,006 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Groat is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

Norse origin

* As a Scottish surname, nickname from Old Norse grautr (“porridge”). Compare Grout. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Grote. * As a German, Dutch and Danish surname, variant of Groth, Groot, Grott, and Grad.

Groat is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,006 people named Groat in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,911 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,866.

#14,794

rank among US surnames

2,006

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,622)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,787	Malan	2,007	153,834
#14,794	Groat	2,006	153,911
#14,799	Wegman	2,005	153,988
#14,803	Nazarian	2,004	154,065

Who is named Groat

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Groat identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Groats

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dick Groat
American baseball and basketball player (1930–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Groat

Groat has the Soundex code G630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G630.

Other Norse surnames

All 126 Norse surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Groat come from?: * As a Scottish surname, nickname from Old Norse grautr (“porridge”). Compare Grout. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Grote. * As a German, Dutch and Danish surname, variant of Groth, Groot, Grott, and Grad.
How common is the surname Groat?: 2,006 people in the United States had the surname Groat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,911 Americans. It ranked 14,794th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Groat?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Groat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Groat?: Dick Groat, American baseball and basketball player (1930–2023).
Where is the surname Groat most common?: Wikidata records people named Groat in the United States.
What type of surname is Groat?: Groat is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Groat getting more or less common?: More common. 1,866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,006 in 2010, up 7.5%.