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

Gruspe, 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 Gruspe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gruspe in America

Gruspe is the 142108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gruspe surname appeared 117 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 Gruspe.

The history of the last name Gruspe

The surname Gruspe originated in the Silesian region of modern-day Poland and the Czech Republic during the late 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old Slavic word "gruzde," meaning "cluster of berries" or "bunch of grapes." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a vineyard or worked as a grape farmer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Gruspe name can be found in a 1387 census record from the town of Wrocław (formerly known as Breslau), which lists a "Johannes Gruspe" as a local landowner. The name also appears in various municipal records from nearby villages throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, often with slight variations in spelling, such as "Gruspe," "Gruzspe," or "Gruszpe."

In the early 16th century, a man named Christoph Gruspe (c. 1490-1559) gained notoriety as a skilled metalsmith and artist in the city of Krakow. His intricate decorative works adorned many churches and noble residences throughout the region.

Several centuries later, in 1789, a German philosopher and author named Johann Friedrich Gruspe (1751-1823) published a influential treatise on ethics and moral philosophy titled "Grundsätze der reinen Vernunft" (Principles of Pure Reason).

Another notable bearer of the Gruspe name was Elise Gruspe (1823-1901), a renowned opera singer from Dresden who performed leading roles across Europe in the mid-19th century.

In the early 20th century, a Czech-born engineer named Václav Gruspe (1876-1947) made significant contributions to the field of industrial machinery design, patenting several innovative mechanisms used in textile manufacturing equipment.

While the Gruspe surname remains relatively uncommon today, it has a rich heritage tracing back to the medieval regions of Central Europe, where it was originally associated with agricultural and viticultural professions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gruspe

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

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 Gruspe 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.

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

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