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The surname Grosvenor

A surname, carried by 1,371 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɹəʊ.və.nə(ɹ)/ 2 syllables Soundex G621

Grosvenor: #19,654 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Grosvenor #19,654, 1,371 people Grosvenor: #19,654 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Grosvenor #19,654, 1,371 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grosvenor is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,371 people named Grosvenor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,354.

#19,654
rank among US surnames
1,371
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+1.3%
change since 2000 (was #18,735)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#19,646Garrigan1,372225,033
#19,654Punch1,371225,197

Who is named Grosvenor

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

78% of people named Grosvenor identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 78%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
  • Two or more races 1.5%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grosvenors

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
    British billionaire landowner, businessman and Territorial Army officer (1951-2016)
  • Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
    British aristocrat and businessman (born 1991)
  • Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
    American photojournalist and magazine editor, 1875–1966

Notable Grosvenors come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Grosvenor?
1,371 people in the United States had the surname Grosvenor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. It ranked 19,654th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grosvenor?
In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Grosvenor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Grosvenor?
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, British billionaire landowner, businessman and Territorial Army officer (1951-2016), followed by Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster.
Where is the surname Grosvenor most common?
Wikidata records people named Grosvenor in the United Kingdom and the United States.
How do you pronounce Grosvenor?
Grosvenor is /ˈɡɹəʊ.və.nə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Grosvenor getting more or less common?
More common. 1,354 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,371 in 2010, up 1.3%.