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Grove Family History

Grove Surname Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a grove or thicket from Middle English grove Old English grāf or a habitational name from any of various places so named.

English (of French Huguenot origin): Anglicized form of French Le Groux (see Groux) or Le Greux. German: northern variant of Grob.

North German: habitational name from any of several places called Grove or Groven in Schleswig-Holstein which derive their name from Middle Low Germany grōve ‘hole pit ditch’.

North German and Dutch form of Grube. Altered form of German Graf.

Norwegian: habitational name from the farm names Grov and Grove in western Norway from Old Norse grǫf ‘hollow depression’. Compare Groff.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Grove family from?

You can see how Grove families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Grove family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Grove families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 667 Grove families living in London. This was about 19% of all the recorded Grove's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Grove families in 1891.
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What did your Grove ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Grove. 8% of Grove men worked as a General Labourer and 69% of Grove women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Grove were Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    8%
  • Retired
    5%
  • Bricklayer
    5%
  • Builders Labourer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    69%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%

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Passenger Lists

There are 13,000 immigration records available for the last name Grove. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 29,000 military records available for the last name Grove. For the veterans among your Grove ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Grove lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Grove life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Grove in 1942 was 59, and 76 in 2004.

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