The Grosse surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,124 people carried this name — #14,148 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 138,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 2,159 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,396 people named Grosse.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 59 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
149 people named Grosse live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 146 people named Grosse 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 Misiones.
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 Poland’s population register
44 people named Grosse have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 69 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 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
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Grosse live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
36 people named Grosse is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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).
In print
Grosse in American newspapers,
1859–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 520,638 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Grosse,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles le Grosse d. 1650 · politician
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Hedwig Grosse d. 1891 · art dealer
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Anna Grosse 1549–1637
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Henning Grosse 1553–1621 · politician
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Matthias Grosse 1555–1627 · professor
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Maria Grosse 1559–1613
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Grosse.
- Grosdidier 236 · U.S. census
- Groshens 136 · U.S. census
- Grosjean 667 · U.S. census
- Grosland 102 · U.S. census
- Grosman 398 · U.S. census
- Gross 74,503 · U.S. census
- Grosser 1,049 · U.S. census
- Grosshans 488 · U.S. census
- Grossi 2,657 · U.S. census
- Grossmann 1,322 · U.S. census
- Grosso 4,069 · U.S. census
- Grosz 1,573 · U.S. census
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