Where Does the Gros Surname Come From?

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Gross surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

The meaning behind Gros

Gros is best understood alongside Gross: both are German spellings of a single family name. In origin, the name means “Big, tall”.

Without the “s” of Gross, Gros is a simpler written form of the same name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Grohs, Grosse and Groser. Spanish register data show 858 residents carrying Gros as first surname, and 807 as second surname. 20,998 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Gros name at birth.

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