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

Grovenstein, 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 Grovenstein surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Grovenstein in America

Grovenstein is the 103655th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Grovenstein surname appeared 173 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 Grovenstein.

We can also compare 2010 data for Grovenstein 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 Grovenstein

The surname Grovenstein is of German origin, originating in the regions of present-day Germany during the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German words "groven" (meaning "grove" or "small forest") and "stein" (meaning "stone"), suggesting a connection to a settlement or a place name associated with a stony grove or wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name can be found in the Codex Traditionum Westphalicarum, a collection of medieval charters and documents from the region of Westphalia, where a certain Henricus de Grovenstein is mentioned in a land transaction dated around 1245. This suggests the name was already established in the region by the 13th century.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various records from the Rhineland area, such as the Cologne City Archives, where a Johannes Grovenstein is mentioned as a citizen of the city in 1368. This indicates the spread of the name beyond its original region of origin.

The earliest known bearer of the name Grovenstein was Konrad von Grovenstein, a knight and landowner who lived in the late 12th century and is mentioned in several historical sources from the region of Hesse. His son, Heinrich von Grovenstein, was a prominent figure in the court of the Landgrave of Thuringia and is recorded as having participated in the Crusades in the early 13th century.

Another notable figure with the surname Grovenstein was Gertrude von Grovenstein, a 14th-century abbess of the Marienberg Abbey in Boppard, who is known for her efforts in promoting education and literacy among the nuns under her guidance.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records from the region of Saxony, where a Johann Grovenstein, born in 1523, was a respected scholar and theologian who served as a rector at the University of Leipzig.

The surname Grovenstein has also been associated with several noble families throughout history, such as the Grovenstein von Treuchtlingen, a prominent family from the Franconian region of Germany, whose members held various positions of importance in the local nobility and government during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Grovenstein

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

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

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