About the Grosse Surname

Grosse is how some branches of the Gross family came to write their name. The extra “e” in Grosse is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Taken at its root, Grosse points to “Big, tall”.

Related forms: Grossmann.

Arms linked to Gross and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Grosse family name pack.