The Groff surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,889 people carried this name — #3,599 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 9,779 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 278 people named Groff.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
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 Groff 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 Chaco.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Groff live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 print
Groff in American newspapers,
1903–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 43,232 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Groff.
- Griss 112 · U.S. census
- Grit 131 · U.S. census
- Grivois 161 · U.S. census
- Grob 1,667 · U.S. census
- Grobelny 237 · U.S. census
- Groene 523 · U.S. census
- Groh 3,894 · U.S. census
- Grojean 226 · U.S. census
- Groleau 920 · U.S. census
- Groll 1,200 · U.S. census
- Gron 287 · U.S. census
- Grondin 1,851 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Groff is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.