The Grote surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,240 people carried this name — #7,807 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,102 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

57 people named Grote live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 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

Zurich 19
Aargau 7
Basel-Stadt 6
Geneva 6
St. Gallen 5
Bern 4
Thurgau 4
Basel-Landschaft 3

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 the Nordic population registers

44 people named Grote is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 44

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

Grote in American newspapers,
1875–1904.

Newspaper page from Rocky Mountain Husbandman carrying the name Grote
Rocky Mountain Husbandman 1876-02-10
Newspaper page from Milk River Valley News carrying the name Grote
Milk River Valley News 1904-07-06
Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Grote
The Bossier Banner 1875-07-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 33,056 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Grote in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

4,756 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Grote. The most, 1,084, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 5.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 3,323
New South Wales 559
Victoria 472
Tasmania 200
Queensland 119
Western Australia 68
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Grote,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Otto Grote zu Schauen
    Otto Grote zu Schauen 1636–1693 · politician
  • August Wilhelm Grote
    August Wilhelm Grote 1694–1753 · Komtur
  • Wilhelm Heinrich Grote
    Wilhelm Heinrich Grote 1713–1799 · civil servant
  • Otto Grote d. 1616
  • Thomas Grote 1425–1501 · theologian
  • Eberhard Grote 1646–1701 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Grote,
in the records of 6 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 States1,134 records

1,134 records of the Grote name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 534
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 323
  • Other U.S. records 277
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George C. Grote

    Born 1920 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Salt Lake City, Utah; apprentice. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Maria Grote

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1851 aboard the Admiral from Bremen, aged 61; farmer. From Gehrde, Germany; bound for Baltimore.

    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 Michael D. Grote

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1947, died 1990; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

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

Showing 3 of 1,134 records for Grote in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Germany976 records

976 records of the Grote name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Grote

    Born 1880; from Brake, Sulingen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 30 October 1917; then reported missing in the list of 2 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 78).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Grote

    Born 1899; from Wieste, Hümmling. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 368).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Kurt Grote

    From Bückeburg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 10 August 1916 (Jäger Battalion No. 10).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 976 records for Grote in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands508 records

508 records of the Grote name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 266
  • Dutch population registers 229
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 13
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Berend Hindriks Grote

    Married in 1826 in Meeden; labourer, born 1790 in Whanbekker Heide. Died 1839 in Meeden, aged 48; labourer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Grote

    Married in 1842 in Hoogeveen; labourer, born 1821 in Hoogeveen. Died 1898 in Achterom, aged 77.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Georg August Grote

    Born 1910 in Enschede. Died 1910 in Enschede.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 508 records for Grote in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia28 records

28 records of the Grote name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Other Australian records 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Auguste Charles Grote

    Retired of Geelong West, Victoria; died 1972.

    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 August Grote

    Arrived in Victoria in 1866 aboard the Iolar, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Joseph Grote

    Left Hobart in 1830 aboard the James Pattison, bound for Madras and Calcutta, as commander.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Grote in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Norway15 records

15 records of the Grote name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Olaf Grote

    Census of 1910: Moen (gaard), Sel; railway worker, born 1890 in Sel.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anne Grote

    Census of 1910: Frilseth vestre, Eidsvold; maidservant, born 1890 in Gudbrandsdalen.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Thomas Grøte

    Census of 1910: Grøte, Tilder; "farmer", born 1881 in Klæbu.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Grote in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Grote name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Luc Frederic Grote

    Born 1957 in Bettwiller (Bas-Rhin); died 1977 in Connantre (Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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