The Grosser surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,049 people carried this name — #24,031 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is down 20% from 1,307 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Grosser live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Grosser.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
35 people named Grosser have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 60 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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.
Who carried it
People named Grosser,
with a public archive behind them.
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Samuel Grosser 1664–1736 · writer -
Georg Grosser 1648–1722 · teacher
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Johann Gottlob Grosser 1695–1733 · physician
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Immanuel Gottlieb Grosser 1722–1789 · mayor
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Johann Nepomuk Grosser 1779–1847 · regular cleric
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Lucas Grosser 1818–1889
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Grosser.
- 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
- Grosse 2,124 · 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
- Grotzinger 199 · U.S. census
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