The Groce surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,351 people carried this name — #6,362 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,074 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Groce surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the gross’.

An early record he cites: Almaricus Grossus, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Gros, Grose, Gross, Grosse and Groce.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 340 · public domain.

In print

Groce in American newspapers,
1920.

Newspaper page from The Evening Herald carrying the name Groce
The Evening Herald 1920-07-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Groce in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

194 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Groce. The most, 26, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 73
New South Wales 51
Queensland 33
Tasmania 15
South Australia 12
Western Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Groce.

Who carried it

People named Groce,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Cherry Groce 1948–2011
  • Ron Groce 1954–2018 · American football player

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

In the public record

People named Groce,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States326 records

326 records of the Groce name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 188
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 72
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 38
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George J. Groce

    Born 1919 in Missouri. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; driver from Buchanan County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1968, buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kate Groce

    Arrived at New York in 1880 aboard the Egypt from Liverpool, aged 25; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Fred F. Groce

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1944, died 1996; buried at Haven Memorial Cemetery, Chester, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 326 records for Groce in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Groce name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 8
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Groce

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alva Groce

    Buried in 1937 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Blanch Lavinia Groce

    Married 1904 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Groce in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Groce name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Saml Groce

    Arrived in Victoria in 1865 aboard the Utopia, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Groce

    Sailed from Victoria in 1866 aboard the Omeo, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Groce

    Arrived in Victoria in 1865 aboard the Utopia, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Groce in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Groce name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Groce

    Gunner, Royal Innii9killing Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Groce name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Joannes Groce

    Baptised in 1703 in Baarle-Nassau.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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