The Groth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,434 people carried this name — #5,410 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,900 people counted. That is down 1% from 6,508 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

885 people named Groth have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,039 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 752
Warmian-Masurian 32
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 26
West Pomeranian 19
Lower Silesian 15
Subcarpathian 12
Greater Poland 10
Podlaskie 7

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

243 people named Groth live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 97
Aargau 72
Vaud 13
Lucerne 13
Basel-Landschaft 7
Zug 6
St. Gallen 6
Schaffhausen 5

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 25 people named Groth.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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

Born outside France 9
Haut-Rhin 5
Finistère 3
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Indre-et-Loire 2
Manche 1
Bas-Rhin 1
Haute-Vienne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

1,111 people named Groth are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 825
Norway (2025) 257
Finland (2026) 29

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) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Groth in American newspapers,
1886–1929.

Newspaper page from The Butte Daily Bulletin carrying the name Groth
The Butte Daily Bulletin 1920-08-05
Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Groth
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1886-07-03
Newspaper page from The People's Defender carrying the name Groth
The People's Defender 1929-02-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,106 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Groth in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

8,233 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Groth. The most, 1,532, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,336
Queensland 2,032
Victoria 1,201
South Australia 1,183
Western Australia 431
Tasmania 25
ACT (Canberra) 16
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Groth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rudolf Groth d. 1916 · soldier
  • Johann Groth d. 1915 · soldier
  • Johan Groth 1678–1718
  • Joachim Christian Groth 1733–1800 · playwright
  • Fredrik Christian Groth 1759–1828 · musician
  • Hartwig Groth 1791–1860 · miller

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Groth,
in the records of 7 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 States2,043 records

2,043 records of the Groth name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,167
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 333
  • Other U.S. records 543
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence H. Groth

    Born 1906 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Sheridan; farm hand from Waukesha County, Wisconsin. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    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 Martha Groth

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Barbarossa from Bremen, aged 18; servant. From Deuzin, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William George Groth

    Born 1946; from Monroe, Ohio. U.S. Marine Corps, machinegunner; killed in action 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,043 records for Groth 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. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany1,543 records

1,543 records of the Groth name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,537
  • German emigration and citizenship files 5
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Richard Groth

    Born 1894; from Pustchow, Belgard. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 25 January 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 50).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Friedrich Heinrich Groth

    Emigrated to the United States in 1856.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Barbara Groth

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Stadelschwarzach in 1862.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Würzburg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,543 records for Groth in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia140 records

140 records of the Groth name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 68
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 37
  • Other Australian records 35
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Groth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1883 aboard the Catania, aged 31; Austrian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Albert Lm Groth

    Former contractor of Windsor, Victoria; died 1926.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Marie Louisa Groth

    Of Bexley, New South Wales; died 1935.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 140 records for Groth in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway97 records

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

    Census of 1910: Strandgate, Fredrikshald; dock worker, born 1851 in Sweden.

    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 Fredrikke Groth

    Census of 1910: Fjeldheim (plads), Vestre Moland; seamstress, born 1872 in Vestre Moland.

    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 Viggo Groth

    Census of 1910: Raakeløkken, Drøbak; errand boy, born 1895 in Drøbak.

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

Showing 3 of 97 records for Groth 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).

Netherlands43 records

43 records of the Groth name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 22
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 14
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 7
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Katharina Groth

    Married in 1846 in 's-Gravenhage; domestic servant. Died 1898 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 81.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Heinrich August Louis Groth

    Married in 1908 in Maastricht; merchant.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Peter Jochim Casper Groth

    Married in 1856 in Amsterdam; tailor.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 43 records for Groth 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).

France8 records

8 records of the Groth 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 Daniel Roland Groth

    Born 1948 in Le Palais-sur-Vienne (Haute-Vienne); died 1983 in Badefols-d'Ans (Dordogne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elisabeth Lucie Groth

    Born 1894 in Strasbourg; died 1978 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bernhart Groth

    Born 1921 in Germany; died 1991 in Le Palais-sur-Vienne (Haute-Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Groth in France.

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).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Groth name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elsie Groth

    Died 1993, aged 66; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Theodsions Maxwell Groth

    Died 1916; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 2 of 4 records for Groth in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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