How common is the surname Grosse?

2,124 people in the United States had the surname Grosse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,360 Americans. It ranked 14,148th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Grosse?

Demetrius Grosse, American actor, followed by Aristid von Grosse.

Where is the surname Grosse most common?

Wikidata records people named Grosse in the United States.

Is the surname Grosse getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,124 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Grosse

A surname, carried by 2,124 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grosse is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,124 people named Grosse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,360 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,159.

#14,148

rank among US surnames

2,124

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,019)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,139	Fujii	2,125	145,292
#14,148	Longwell	2,124	145,360
#14,152	Renick	2,123	145,429
#14,155	Lappin	2,122	145,497

Who is named Grosse

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

91% of people named Grosse identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grosses

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Demetrius Grosse
American actor, born 1981
Aristid von Grosse
American chemist (1905-1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Grosse

Grosse has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

Questions

How common is the surname Grosse?: 2,124 people in the United States had the surname Grosse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,360 Americans. It ranked 14,148th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grosse?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Grosse identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grosse?: Demetrius Grosse, American actor, followed by Aristid von Grosse.
Where is the surname Grosse most common?: Wikidata records people named Grosse in the United States.
Is the surname Grosse getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,124 in 2010, down 1.6%.