Gross or Groß in German is the correct spelling of the surname under German
orthographic rules. In Switzerland, the name is spelled Gross. Some Germans and Austrians also use the spelling with "ss" instead of "ß".
It is a surname of German,
Prussian, and
Yiddish (Ashkenazi Jewish) origin. The word means "big", "tall" or "great", and was likely adopted in Europe over the 15th to 19th centuries during the times of the
House of Habsburg when monarchs of the
royal families (Emperor or Empress) were called "the Great" (der Große).
Descendants of this House may have adopted the name Gross from their
ancestors.
German-speaking Christian
hymns use references to Jesus as "Mein Herr ist Groß" (My Lord is Great) or "So Groß ist der Herr" (So Great is the Lord). Composer
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) wrote several
songs referring to Jesus or God as groß, such as D 757, a
quartet called "Gott in der Natur" (Groß ist der Herr!) in 1822 and D 852, "Die Allmacht" (Groß ist Jehova, der Herr) in 1825.
This page lists people with the
surnameGross. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
Gross or Groß in German is the correct spelling of the surname under German
orthographic rules. In Switzerland, the name is spelled Gross. Some Germans and Austrians also use the spelling with "ss" instead of "ß".
It is a surname of German,
Prussian, and
Yiddish (Ashkenazi Jewish) origin. The word means "big", "tall" or "great", and was likely adopted in Europe over the 15th to 19th centuries during the times of the
House of Habsburg when monarchs of the
royal families (Emperor or Empress) were called "the Great" (der Große).
Descendants of this House may have adopted the name Gross from their
ancestors.
German-speaking Christian
hymns use references to Jesus as "Mein Herr ist Groß" (My Lord is Great) or "So Groß ist der Herr" (So Great is the Lord). Composer
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) wrote several
songs referring to Jesus or God as groß, such as D 757, a
quartet called "Gott in der Natur" (Groß ist der Herr!) in 1822 and D 852, "Die Allmacht" (Groß ist Jehova, der Herr) in 1825.
This page lists people with the
surnameGross. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.