Grove Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Grove Name Meaning: A topographic name from old English 'graf',meaning 'grove','brushwood' or a dense growth of bushes.

A bearer of this name would be someone who lived by a grove or thicket.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grove Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grove family

Profession Census Frequency
School 481
Private Means 58
Farm Labourer 34
General Labourer 29
Labourer 28
Market Gardener 26
Dressmaker 25
None 24
Clerk 21
House Painter 19
Carpenter 18
Coal Miner Hewer 17
Assisting In Business 15
Bricklayer 14
Dress Maker 13
Scholar 13
Cook Domestic 12
Farmer 12
Baker 11
Cook (domestic) 11
Nil 11
At School 10
House Keeper 10
At Home 10
General Servant (domestic) 10

Grove Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grove 100% 26,730
2 Grave 80% 4,519
3 Grieve 67% 3,500
4 Greave 67% 745
5 Garvie 50% 703
6 Greive 67% 605
7 Greeve 67% 388
8 Greve 80% 227
9 Groove 83% 213
10 Grive 80% 172

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The surname Grove is the most popular version of all its varients

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