Grover (surname)

This article is about the surname Grover. For other uses, see Grover (disambiguation).

Grover is a surname found with people in India as well as with people of English ancestry. The two names however are distinct in formation and share no common origins. Found in Faridabad and Pehowa

In India

Grover, (Hindi: ग्रोवर), is a name in common use by the predominantly by Sikh and Hindu Khatri communities in Punjab. Punjabi is their mother language. One may seldom find this surname in use by some Muslim communities, most of whom live in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Grovers were mostly rich landlords and farmers, and they were one of the earliest Jatt Sikh Clans.

In India Punjab, Grovers are settled in large numbers in Kapurthala, Gurdaspur, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Malout, Fatehgarh, Patiala, Sangrur, Nabha, Ludhiana, Malerkotla, Moga, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Sirsa,Mandi dabwali famous town, Ambala and Ropar areas in Malwa, Majha and Doaba and Dhapai.

The name itself is derived from the original surname Guruvara/Gorovare, (Hindi: गोरोवरा / गोरोवरे), which in turn derives from a Sanskrit word of ("guru/a" /गुरु") "teacher/mentor" hence meaning "the great teacher".

Grovers today

Nowadays their population in India has decreased because majority of them have left India and have shifted to foreign countries.Due to their rare existence many people are not aware of them. Gorovares/ Grovers have migrated to all corners of the globe with significant populations having settled in parts of Malaysia, Canada, the United States, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Australia.

In England

Grover, referred to any person working in tree groves. It is cognate with the German "Grüber"