The Grow surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,246 people carried this name — #6,474 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,211 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

27 families named Grow, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 164 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 10
Vermont 9
Connecticut 4
New Hampshire 2
New York 1
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 243 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Grow in American newspapers,
1858–1907.

Newspaper page from New-york Daily Tribune carrying the name Grow
New-york Daily Tribune 1858-02-08
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Grow
Evening Star 1907-04-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Grow in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2010s.

4,693 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Grow. The most, 772, date from the 1930s. 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 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,068
Victoria 1,042
South Australia 923
Queensland 918
Western Australia 519
Tasmania 189
ACT (Canberra) 16
Northern Territory 3

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

Who carried it

People named Grow,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Grow
    Henry Grow 1817–1891 · architect
  • Galusha A. Grow
    Galusha A. Grow 1822–1907 · lawyer
  • Ethel Grow
    Ethel Grow 1875–1947 · singer
  • Malcolm Cummings Grow
    Malcolm Cummings Grow 1887–1960 · military officer
  • Harold B. Grow
    Harold B. Grow 1891–1981 · aircraft pilot
  • Lottie Lyons Grow 1884– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Grow,
in the records of 4 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 States348 records

348 records of the Grow name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 165
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 44
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 27
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 23
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Dorcie C. Grow

    Born 1905 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky; electrical plant worker from Darke County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gary Lee Grow

    Born 1946; from Lyndhurst, Ohio. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget Grow

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Sheridan from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 348 records for Grow in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany20 records

20 records of the Grow 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 Gustav Grow

    From Gurbseiten, Kreis Fischhausen. Reported wounded in one of the first Prussian casualty lists of 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 41).

    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 Otto Grow

    From Königsberg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 9 December 1914.

    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 Walther Grow

    From Königsberg in Pr. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 1 September 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 20 records for Grow 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).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Grow name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William H. Grow

    Retired of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1951.

    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 Thos Grow

    Arrived in Victoria in 1878 aboard the Lusitania, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sarah Ann Grow

    Of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1965.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Grow in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Grow name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jennie Grow

    Came to Ontario in 1875, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary O. Grow

    Married 1886 in Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Grow in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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