Grote Family Crest & Name History

Grote is a spelling of the German surname Groth. The family name meaning is “A Low German name for a big man”, the same as for Groth. Grote is listed among the recognised spellings of Groth. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Grothe, Grot and Grodt.

In the 2010 US Census, 4,240 Americans gave Grote as their last name (rank 7,807). That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames.

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