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The Grob surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,667 people carried this name — #17,040 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 175,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 1,635 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

3,615 people named Grob live in Switzerland.

They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 1,023
St. Gallen 814
Thurgau 293
Aargau 247
Bern 183
Lucerne 165
Solothurn 148
Graubünden 82

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 262 people named Grob.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Haut-Rhin 100
Bas-Rhin 19
Paris 18
Moselle 14
Vosges 12
Lot-et-Garonne 12
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Territoire de Belfort 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 53 people named Grob live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 29
Córdoba 13
City of Buenos Aires 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

40 people named Grob have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 63 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lubusz.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lubusz 25
Podlaskie 5
Holy Cross 4
Opole 2
Pomeranian 2
Greater Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

20 people named Grob is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 20

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Grob,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Therese Grob
    Therese Grob 1798–1875 · singer
  • Johannes Grob 1599–1678 · amtmann
  • Jost Grob 1611–1692 · pastor
  • Johann Grob 1643–1697 · writer
  • Joseph Anton Grob 1745–1807
  • Gregorius Grob 1754–1824 · theologian

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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