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Grof Name Meaning

Hungarian: status name from gróf ‘count’. Compare German Graf. This name is also found in Slovenia. As a surname it is probably an ironic nickname. German: variant of Grob. Possibly an Americanized spelling of the Norwegian habitational name Grov, from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse grof ‘pit’, ‘hollow’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Graf, Rod, Gros, Goy, Oros, Troy, Groff, Grob, Krol, Greif

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Grof Family Origin

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Grof Family Occupations

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  • Laborer

    100%

In 1881, the most common Grof occupation in Canada was Laborer. 100% of Grof's were Laborers.

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Grof Historical Records

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Grof Life Expectancy

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Between 1964 and 2004, Grof life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Grof in 1964 was 77, and 75 in 2004.

Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Grof

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