The surname Gross
A nickname surname, carried by 74,503 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ɡɹoʊs/ 1 syllable Soundex G620
Origin
* As a Jewish and German surname, from groß (“great, large”). The Jewish surname was influenced by Hebrew גדול (“big, large”), hence the Hebraicization Gadol. * As an English surname, from the noun and adjective gross, a doublet of above. The village is named after Ben Gross, who kept a general store there.
Gross is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 74,503 people named Gross in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,144 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 74,285.
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #431 | Rosales | 75,185 | 4,106 |
| #432 | Stevenson | 75,169 | 4,107 |
| #433 | Christensen | 75,143 | 4,109 |
| #434 | Manning | 74,949 | 4,119 |
| #435 | Gill | 74,948 | 4,119 |
| #436 | Curry | 74,919 | 4,121 |
| #437 | McLaughlin | 74,816 | 4,127 |
Who is named Gross
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
85% of people named Gross identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 85%
- Black (not Hispanic) 10%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
- Two or more races 1.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Famous Grosss
24 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- David GrossAmerican particle physicist and string theorist, born 1941
- Michael GrossAmerican actor, born 1947
- Otto GrossAustrian psychoanalyst (1877-1920)
- Hans GrossAustrian jurist (1847-1915)
- Jan T. GrossAmerican historian and sociologist, born 1947
- Arye GrossAmerican actor, born 1960
- Bill H. GrossAmerican finance and investment writer, born 1944
- Terry GrossAmerican journalist; host and producer of "Fresh Air" a Peabody Award-winning radio progra, born 1951
- Lance GrossAmerican actor, born 1981
- Bob GrossAmerican basketball player (born 1953)
- Alan GrossAmerican international development professional, born 1949
- Mary GrossAmerican actress, born 1953
Notable Grosss come mostly from the United States (18), Austria (2) and Austria–Hungary (1).
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Questions
- Where does the surname Gross come from?
- * As a Jewish and German surname, from groß (“great, large”). The Jewish surname was influenced by Hebrew גדול (“big, large”), hence the Hebraicization Gadol. * As an English surname, from the noun and adjective gross, a doublet of above. The village is named after Ben Gross, who kept a general…
- How common is the surname Gross?
- 74,503 people in the United States had the surname Gross in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,144 Americans. It ranked 440th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gross?
- In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Gross identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Gross?
- David Gross, American particle physicist and string theorist, followed by Michael Gross.
- Where is the surname Gross most common?
- Wikidata records people named Gross in the United States, Austria and Austria–Hungary and 3 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Gross?
- Gross is /ɡɹoʊs/, one syllable.
- What type of surname is Gross?
- Gross is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
- Is the surname Gross getting more or less common?
- More common. 74,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 74,503 in 2010, up 0.3%.