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
Scholar 570
General Labourer 57
Dress Maker 45
Domestic Servant 43
Living On Own Means 43
Agricultural Labourer 42
Farmer 24
Coal Miner 23
General Servant 22
Laundress 20
Living On Her Own Means 19
Clerk 19
General Servant Domestic 17
Labourer 16
Carpenter 15
Market Gardener 15
Farm Labourer 15
Gardener 14
House Keeper 14
Shoe Maker 12
Butcher 12
Grocer 12
Blacksmith 11
Bricklayer 11
General Domestic Servant 11

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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