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

Groos, 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 Groos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Groos in America

Groos is the 66931st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Groos surname appeared 295 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Groos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Groos 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 Groos

The surname GROOS originated in the Netherlands, where it first appeared in the late 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch word "groos", meaning "large" or "great", suggesting that the name may have initially been a nickname or descriptive name for someone of significant stature or importance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the GROOS surname can be found in the municipal records of Amsterdam, where a certain Pieter Groos is mentioned as a merchant in the year 1587. Another early reference is found in the baptismal records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Leiden, where a child named Jannetje Groos was christened in 1612.

The GROOS name also appears in several historical documents from the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the records of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), where several individuals bearing the surname are listed as sailors, traders, and colonial officials. One notable example is Jan Groos, who served as a governor of the Dutch settlement in Mauritius from 1744 to 1748.

In the 19th century, the GROOS surname began to spread beyond the Netherlands, with members of the family migrating to other parts of Europe and the Americas. One prominent figure from this time was the Dutch painter Johannes Groos (1813-1883), known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life in the Netherlands.

Other notable individuals with the GROOS surname include Pieter Groos (1766-1856), a Dutch mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics, and Hendrik Groos (1857-1927), a Dutch-American architect who designed several notable buildings in Chicago, including the Auditorium Building.

Over the centuries, the GROOS surname has been subject to various spelling variations, such as Gros, Grooss, and Grouse, particularly as it was adopted in different regions and languages. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain rooted in its Dutch heritage, reflecting the importance and prestige associated with its original bearers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Groos

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

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 Groos 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 Groos 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 Groos was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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