The Grunenwald surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 224 people carried this name — #83,834 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 26% from 178 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 607 people named Grunenwald.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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
291 people named Grunenwald live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
Who carried it
People named Grunenwald,
with a public archive behind them.
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Franz Grunenwald 1861–1931 · diplomat
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Jean-Marie Grunenwald 1960– · politician
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Noémie Grunenwald 1987– · writer
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Grunenwald.
- Grumet 302 · U.S. census
- Grun 326 · U.S. census
- Grunberg 363 · U.S. census
- Grund 1,550 · U.S. census
- Grunder 610 · U.S. census
- Gruneisen 136 · U.S. census
- Gruner 1,164 · U.S. census
- Grunewald 1,738 · U.S. census
- Gruninger 205 · U.S. census
- Grunwald 2,356 · U.S. census
- Gruss 730 · U.S. census
- Gruszka 636 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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