Grote Family History

Grote Surname Meaning

North German: nickname for a large man from Low German grot(h) ‘large corpulent’. Compare Gross and Groth. Dutch: variant of Groot, a cognate of 1 above.

English: nickname from Middle English grot ‘groat, a denomination of coin’ from Middle Dutch groot ‘great’, being an elliptical use of the adjective i.e. ‘thick (coin)’. In English use from the 14th to 17th centuries, a groat was a silver coin equivalent to four pence.

English: nickname from Middle English grot ‘fragment, speck, trifle, tiny thing’ (Old English grot, grota).

English: topographic name perhaps from Middle English grot, grut (Old English grēot) ‘gravel’ or a habitational name from a place called from this, such as Gourt in Molland (Devon).

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

Similar surnames: Grothe, Grotte, Grott, Groth, Grone, Groce, Grohe, Grove, Grode, Groos

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You can see how Grote families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Grote family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Grote families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 42 Grote families living in London. This was about 51% of all the recorded Grote's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Grote families in 1891.

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What did your Grote ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Grote.

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Unpaid domestic duties

84%

Incapacitated

17%

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What is the average Grote lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Grote life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Grote in 1954 was 60, and 75 in 2004.

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Grote Surname Meaning

North German: nickname for a large man from Low German grot(h) ‘large corpulent’. Compare Gross and Groth. Dutch: variant of Groot, a cognate of 1 above.

English: nickname from Middle English grot ‘fragment, speck, trifle, tiny thing’ (Old English grot, grota).

English: topographic name perhaps from Middle English grot, grut (Old English grēot) ‘gravel’ or a habitational name from a place called from this, such as Gourt in Molland (Devon).

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

Where is the Grote family from?

What did your Grote ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Grote.

Data not to scale

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

Unpaid domestic duties

84%

Incapacitated

17%

What Grote family records will you find?

What is the average Grote lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Grote life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Grote in 1954 was 60, and 75 in 2004.

Grote Family History

Grote Surname Meaning

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

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