Find out how popular the last name Groom is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Groom.

Groom, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Groom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Groom in America

Groom is the 6623rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Groom surname appeared 5,114 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Groom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Groom to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Groom

The surname GROOM originated in England during the Anglo-Saxon period, deriving from the Old English word "groma" which referred to a male servant or attendant. This occupational surname was initially given to individuals employed as grooms, responsible for tending to horses and stable duties.

GROOM is believed to have first appeared in historical records during the 11th century, notably in the Domesday Book of 1086, which documented landholdings and populations in England after the Norman Conquest. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Willelmus le Grom, listed in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1195.

Throughout the Middle Ages, variations of the surname emerged, such as Grome, Grom, and Groome, reflecting regional dialects and spelling conventions of the time. The name was particularly prevalent in counties like Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire, where many families bore the GROOM surname.

Notable individuals bearing the GROOM surname include John Groom (1586-1670), an English Puritan clergyman and member of the Westminster Assembly, and Samuel Groom (1638-1683), an English merchant and politician who served as Sheriff of London in 1677. Another prominent figure was Francis Groom (1677-1736), an English churchman who became the Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the GROOM surname was also found in various locations across England, such as the villages of Groom's Hill in Kent and Groom's Farm in Somerset, indicating the presence of families with this occupational name in those areas.

One of the earliest instances of the surname in America can be traced back to John Groom, who arrived in Virginia in 1635, and his descendants later settled in other parts of the colonies. Another notable bearer was William Groom (1789-1858), an English-born American politician who served as the 14th Governor of Connecticut from 1843 to 1844.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Groom

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Groom.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Groom was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Groom has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Groom was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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