How common is the surname Groom?

5,114 people in the United States had the surname Groom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,373 Americans. It ranked 6,623rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Groom?

Winston Groom, American writer (1943-2020), followed by Shea Groom.

Where is the surname Groom most common?

Wikidata records people named Groom in the United States.

Is the surname Groom getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,114 in 2010, down 1.7%.

The surname Groom

An occupational surname, carried by 5,114 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Groom is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

An English surname originating as an occupation for a servant.

Groom is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,114 people named Groom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,373 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,201.

#6,623

rank among US surnames

5,114

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,088)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,620	Westerman	5,117	60,337
#6,621	Kizer	5,116	60,349
#6,622	Royce	5,115	60,361
#6,623	Hunsaker	5,114	60,373
#6,626	Barrick	5,111	60,408

Who is named Groom

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

85% of people named Groom identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grooms

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Winston Groom
American writer (1943-2020)
Shea Groom
American soccer player, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Groome

Surnames that sound like Groom

Groom has the Soundex code G650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G650.

Questions

How common is the surname Groom?: 5,114 people in the United States had the surname Groom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,373 Americans. It ranked 6,623rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Groom?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Groom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Groom?: Winston Groom, American writer (1943-2020), followed by Shea Groom.
Where is the surname Groom most common?: Wikidata records people named Groom in the United States.
What type of surname is Groom?: Groom is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Groom getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,114 in 2010, down 1.7%.
What are other spellings of Groom?: Groome.