The Gruss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 730 people carried this name — #31,656 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 16% from 867 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 248 people named Gruss.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Bas-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 Poland’s population register
89 people named Gruss have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 127 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
43 people named Gruss live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Thurgau.
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.
Who carried it
People named Gruss,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gustav Gruss 1854–1922 · astronomer -
Gustav Gruss 1854–1922 · astronomer
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Gustav Gruss 1854–1922 · astronomer
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Josef Gruss 1884–1968 · physician -
Josef Gruss 1884–1968 · physician
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Johann Gruß 1790–1855 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gruss.
- Gruneisen 136 · U.S. census
- Grunenwald 224 · 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
- Gruszka 636 · U.S. census
- Grutter 138 · U.S. census
- Grzegorczyk 366 · U.S. census
- Grzelak 629 · U.S. census
- Grzesiak 398 · U.S. census
- Grzeskowiak 507 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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