How common is the surname Groves?

24,629 people in the United States had the surname Groves in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,536 Americans. It ranked 1,447th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Groves?

Colin Groves, Australian anthropologist (1942-2017), followed by Kaden Groves.

Where is the surname Groves most common?

Wikidata records people named Groves in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Groves getting more or less common?

More common. 24,260 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,629 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Groves

A surname, carried by 24,629 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Groves is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,629 people named Groves in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,536 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,260.

#1,447

rank among US surnames

24,629

people in 2010

8.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,336)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,438	Nix	24,786	12,456
#1,439	Clifton	24,758	12,471
#1,440	Thomson	24,750	12,475
#1,441	Yarbrough	24,749	12,475
#1,442	McCauley	24,743	12,478
#1,443	Elias	24,696	12,502
#1,444	Jacob	24,688	12,506

Who is named Groves

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

85% of people named Groves identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grovess

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Colin Groves
Australian anthropologist (1942-2017)
Kaden Groves
Australian cyclist, born 1998
Madeline Groves
Australian competitive swimmer, born 1995
Cady Groves
American singer (1989–2020)
George Groves
Boxer, born 1988
Sara Groves
American musician, born 1972
Paul Groves
American opera singer, born 1964

Notable Grovess come mostly from Australia (3), the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Groves

Groves has the Soundex code G612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G612.

Questions

How common is the surname Groves?: 24,629 people in the United States had the surname Groves in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,536 Americans. It ranked 1,447th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Groves?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Groves identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Groves?: Colin Groves, Australian anthropologist (1942-2017), followed by Kaden Groves.
Where is the surname Groves most common?: Wikidata records people named Groves in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Groves getting more or less common?: More common. 24,260 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,629 in 2010, up 1.5%.