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

Groscost, 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 Groscost surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Groscost in America

Groscost is the 81181st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Groscost surname appeared 233 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 Groscost.

We can also compare 2010 data for Groscost 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 Groscost

The surname GROSCOST is of French origin, derived from the Old French words "gros" meaning "large" or "big" and "cost" meaning "side" or "slope." It likely originated in the 12th or 13th century in northern France, particularly in the regions of Normandy and Brittany.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which lists a landowner named Radulfus Groscost in the county of Somerset, England. This suggests that the name may have been introduced to England shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

In the 13th century, a prominent figure bearing the name was Robert Groscost (c. 1175 - 1253), an English theologian and Bishop of Lincoln. He was known for his scholarly works and his efforts to reform the clergy.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jean Groscost (c. 1450 - 1520), a French merchant and explorer who is believed to have been among the first Europeans to establish trade relations with the kingdoms of West Africa.

During the 16th century, the name appears in the records of the Huguenot diaspora, with Groscost families fleeing religious persecution in France and settling in various parts of Europe and the Americas.

In the 17th century, a Groscost family was among the early settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in North America. Jacques Groscost (1620 - 1691) is recorded as one of the founders of the town of Newbury, Massachusetts.

The name also has a presence in the history of the Caribbean, with a Groscost plantation mentioned in records from the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) in the late 18th century.

Other notable bearers of the name include the French painter Émile Groscost (1832 - 1901), known for his landscapes and genre scenes, and the British writer and journalist Evelyn Groscost (1895 - 1968), who covered the Spanish Civil War and World War II as a foreign correspondent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Groscost

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

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

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