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

Grube, 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 Grube surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Grube in America

Grube is the 7270th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Grube surname appeared 4,584 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 Grube.

We can also compare 2010 data for Grube 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 Grube

The surname Grube is of German origin and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old German word "gruobe," meaning a pit, trench, or quarry. This suggests that the name was likely originally an occupational surname, referring to a person who worked in a quarry or mine.

The name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Saxony and Bavaria, where mining and quarrying were common occupations. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a document from the town of Chemnitz, Saxony, dated 1286, which mentions a "Johannes Grube."

In the 14th century, the name began to spread to other parts of Germany, with mentions of individuals bearing the surname in cities like Nuremberg and Cologne. A notable figure from this era was Heinrich Grube, a prominent merchant and member of the city council in Nuremberg, who lived from around 1330 to 1395.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Grube name appeared in various historical records, including church registers and tax rolls. One notable example is Hans Grube, a master stonemason from Augsburg, who was involved in the construction of several important buildings in the city between 1550 and 1580.

As people began to migrate to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas, the name spread further. In the 18th century, Johann Grube, born in 1722 in Saxony, emigrated to Pennsylvania and became one of the earliest settlers of the surname in the United States.

Other notable individuals with the Grube surname include Max Grube, a German mathematician and academic who lived from 1854 to 1934, and Wilhelm Grube, a German painter and illustrator born in 1855 who was known for his landscape paintings.

It is worth noting that variations of the spelling, such as Gruber and Gruben, also exist, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic variations within Germany and other areas where the name was adopted.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Grube

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

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

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