Groszek

surname · Latin script

Meaning: from groszek, a diminutive of grosz, a copper coin, hence a metonymic occupational name for a moneyer or a nickname for a wealthy or money-conscious individual

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ɡɹɒszɛk/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Groszek is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Poland.

Poland (inferred from the name graph)

no count published

Sources
2 (measured from records)

Reference-verified

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

from groszek, a diminutive of grosz, a copper coin, hence a metonymic occupational name for a moneyer or a nickname for a wealthy or money-conscious individual.

Sources 1

  • Dictionary of American Family Names

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Groszek counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Where Groszek is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
PL Poland—900——
US United States—213—1
BE Belgium—10——
FR France—8——
CZ Czechia—2—2

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); MVČR — living population register 2017. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Groszek is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Polish, diminutive of groch

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Groszek,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 16 sources across 6 countries.

Official registers attesting Groszek
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames)2026900—
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names)—900#3,410
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames)2026893—
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names)—893#3,535
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010213#87,335
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000210#83,301
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020207#94,713
BE BelgiumFamilienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register)200810#73,678
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19719—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19619—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19918—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19517—

Reference works 6

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Groszek mean, and where does it come from?
from groszek, a diminutive of grosz, a copper coin, hence a metonymic occupational name for a moneyer or a nickname for a wealthy or money-conscious individual. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
How do you pronounce Groszek?
A machine transcription gives /ɡɹɒszɛk/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Groszek have the most bearers?
Groszek is most frequently recorded in Poland.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Groszek”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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