GROOME
Groome
The surname Groome is of English origin and is classified as being of locational derivation. The surname is derived from the Old English word "grome" meaning "man" or "lad", and was often used to denote a young man of humble birth, particularly a servant or an enigmatic figure. The name Groome could also refer to someone who lived near a village green or was associated with a green space in some way.
The Groome family name is most commonly found in the counties of Suffolk, Norfolk, and Essex in England. Notable bearers of the surname Groome include Sir James Scholefield Groome, a British colonial administrator, and Howard Groome, an American journalist and editor.
The name Groome has had various spellings over the centuries, including Groom, Grome, Grume, and Groomes, reflecting the flexibility of English spelling conventions.
In modern times, individuals with the surname Groome can be found all across the United Kingdom and in other parts of the world where British migration has occurred. The name continues to be a link to the history and heritage of England, reflecting a connection to the rural roots and traditions of the English countryside.
There are approximately 962 people named Groome in the UK. That makes it roughly the 7,587th most common surname in Britain. Around 15 in a million people in Britain are named Groome.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Christopher
- David
- James
- John
- Jonathan
- Michael
- Nicholas
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Stephen
Female
- Anne
- Barbara
- Catherine
- Emma
- Lea
- Lisa
- Margaret
- Mary
- Penelope
- Ruth
- Samantha
- Sandra
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Groomes
- Groom
- Grome
- Grooms
- Groose
- Groeme
- Caram
- Caramma
- Careem
- Careme
- Carim
- Carm
- Carme
- Carmi
- Carmo
- Carrim
- Coram
- Coriam
- Corm
- Corma
- Cormie
- Corram
- Correm
- Corum
- Craim
- Cram
- Crama
- Cramb
- Crame
- Cramm
- Cream
- Crema
- Creme
- Crim
- Crime
- Crimi
- Crom
- Cromb
- Crome
- Cromie
- Crommie
- Croom
- Croome
- Crum
- Crumb
- Crume
- Crumie
- Crumm
- Crummie
- Cryme
- Curme
- Curmi
- Curram
- Currim
- Curum
- Garame
- Garami
- Garim
- Garm
- Garma
- Garmo
- Garmoe
- Garram
- Ghirmai
- Goram
- Gorm
- Gorma
- Gorme
- Gorrum
- Gorum
- Gourm
- Graeme
- Grahm
- Grahma
- Grahme
- Gram
- Grama
- Grame
- Grami
- Gramm
- Gramme
- Gream
- Greame
- Greem
- Greim
- Grem
- Gremi
- Gremo
- Griem
- Grim
- Grima
- Grime
- Grimm
- Grimme
- Grom
- Gromme
- Gromo
- Groote
- Groove
- Grum
- Grumi
- Grym
- Guram
- Gurim
- Gurm
- Gurmu
- Karam
- Karama
- Karame
- Karami
- Kareem
- Kareemi
- Karem
- Karema
- Karemi
- Karemo
- Kariem
- Karim
- Karima
- Karime
- Karimi
- Karimu
- Karm
- Karma
- Karmi
- Karmo
- Karomo
- Karram
- Karriem
- Karrim
- Karuma
- Karume
- Kerem
- Kerim
- Kerma
- Kerum
- Kirima
- Kirimi
- Kiriom
- Kirma
- Koram
- Koramoa
- Korem
- Korim
- Korm
- Kormi
- Korom
- Koroma
- Kouroma
- Kourouma
- Kram
- Kramb
- Krame
- Kramm
- Kramo
- Kreimeia
- Kremm
- Krim
- Krime
- Krimm
- Krom
- Kroma
- Kromm
- Krum
- Krume
- Krumm
- Krym
- Kuram
- Kurm
- Kurma
- Kurmi
- Kurum
- Qerimi
- Quarm
- Quarme
- Quiram
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.