How common is the surname Grossman?

17,484 people in the United States had the surname Grossman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,659 Americans. It ranked 2,067th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grossman?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grossman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Grossman?

Leslie Grossman, American actress, followed by Naomi Grossman.

Where is the surname Grossman most common?

Wikidata records people named Grossman in the United States.

Is the surname Grossman getting more or less common?

Less common. 17,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,484 in 2010, down 1.8%.

The surname Grossman

A German surname, carried by 17,484 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grossman is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

From German Grossmann, from groß (“great, large, tall”) + Mann (“man; male adult”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,484 people named Grossman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,659 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,811.

#2,067

rank among US surnames

17,484

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

-1.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,854)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,058	Champion	17,527	17,615
#2,059	Whittington	17,517	17,625
#2,060	Aldrich	17,509	17,634
#2,061	Heredia	17,506	17,637
#2,062	Denny	17,503	17,640
#2,063	Waldron	17,501	17,642
#2,065	Oakes	17,499	17,644

Who is named Grossman

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

95% of people named Grossman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grossmans

18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leslie Grossman
American actress, born 1971
Naomi Grossman
American actress, writer, and producer, born 1975
Lev Grossman
American novelist, journalist, born 1969
Albert Grossman
American music manager (1926–1986)
Edith Grossman
American translator (1936–2023)
Dave Grossman
American video game programmer and designer, born 2000
Austin Grossman
American writer and game designer, born 1969
Steve Grossman
American saxophonist (1951–2020)
Natalia Grossman
American sport climber, born 2001
David Grossman
American film and television director, born 1954
Stefan Grossman
American musician; acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and singer, music producer and educator, born 1945
Gene Grossman
American economist, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Grossmann

Surnames that sound like Grossman

Grossman has the Soundex code G625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G625.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grossman come from?: From German Grossmann, from groß (“great, large, tall”) + Mann (“man; male adult”).
How common is the surname Grossman?: 17,484 people in the United States had the surname Grossman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,659 Americans. It ranked 2,067th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grossman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Grossman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Grossman?: Leslie Grossman, American actress, followed by Naomi Grossman.
Where is the surname Grossman most common?: Wikidata records people named Grossman in the United States.
Is the surname Grossman getting more or less common?: Less common. 17,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,484 in 2010, down 1.8%.
What are other spellings of Grossman?: Grossmann.