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

Groppe, 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 Groppe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Groppe in America

Groppe is the 59901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Groppe surname appeared 337 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 Groppe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Groppe 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 Groppe

The surname Groppe originated in Germany and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to be derived from the Old German word "gropp," which referred to a small, rough-coated dog or a small, stunted person. The name may have been initially used as a nickname for someone of short stature or with a distinctive physical appearance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Groppe can be found in the Breviarium Sanctae Lucie, a 14th-century manuscript from the Benedictine monastery in Muri, Switzerland. The manuscript mentions a certain "Johannes Groppe" who was a monk at the monastery during that time period.

In the 15th century, the surname appears in various records from the Rhineland region of Germany, such as the Heidelberg tax records of 1456, which list a "Heinricus Groppe" as a resident of the city. The name was also present in the nearby town of Speyer, where a "Conradus Groppe" is recorded as a landowner in 1482.

During the 16th century, the surname Groppe gained more prominence, with several notable individuals bearing the name. One such person was Petrus Groppe (1500-1572), a German theologian and Reformer who played a role in the Reformation movement in Saxony. Another was Johann Groppe (1516-1589), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Elector of Saxony.

In the 17th century, the name Groppe can be found in various church records and legal documents from the German states of Saxony, Brandenburg, and Prussia. For example, a "Christoph Groppe" is listed as a landowner in the village of Neukirchen, near Leipzig, in 1621.

One of the most notable figures with the surname Groppe was Johann Friedrich Groppe (1763-1835), a German philosopher and writer who was a proponent of Kantian idealism. He authored several works on philosophy and ethics, including "Über die Freiheit des Willens" (On the Freedom of the Will) and "Über die Unsterblichkeit der Seele" (On the Immortality of the Soul).

Other individuals with the surname Groppe include the German painter and engraver Carl Wilhelm Groppe (1786-1849), who was known for his landscapes and portraits, and the German chemist and industrialist Carl Groppe (1814-1890), who founded the Groppe Chemical Works in Bielefeld.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Groppe

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

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

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