Grover (surname)
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. In India, Grover is a clan among Punjabi Khatris and is the anglicized version of "Guruwara".[1] The Grovers were concentrated in Jhang, Multan, Mianwali, Lahore, Amritsar and Sialkot before the partition of India.[2]
| Language(s) | English, Punjabi |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit, English |
People
Notable individuals with the surname Grover include:
- A.D. Grover (1865–1927), American banjoist
- Antoni Grover (born 1980), Australian football league player
- Asa Grover (1818–1887), U.S. politician from Kentucky
- Cuvier Grover (1828–1885), U.S. Army officer
- Frank Grover, New Zealand politician
- Geoff Grover, Australian Rules footballer with St Kilda and Port Melbourne
- Gulshan Grover (born 1955), Indian actor
- Henry Grover (1927–2005), U.S. politician from Texas
- Herbert J. Grover, American educator and politician
- James Grover, various people
- Jim Grover (martial arts), instructor in World War II
- James R. Grover Jr. (1919–2012), U.S. Republican politician
- John Grover, various people
- John William Grover (1836–1892), civil engineer
- John Grover (British Army officer) (1897 – 1979), British general
- John Grover (cricketer) (1915–1990), English cricketer
- Karan Singh Grover (born 1982), Indian actor
- Lov Grover (born 1961), Indian-American computer scientist
- La Fayette Grover (1823–1911), U.S. politician
- Malcolm Henry Grover (1858–1945), British Indian Army general
- Martha Grover, American chemical engineer
- Montague Grover (1870–1943), Australian newspaper editor
- Ravi Grover (born 1949), Indian nuclear scientist
- Ricky Grover (born 1961), British actor and comedian
- Ruth Dennis Grover (1912–2003), American painter and educator
- Sunil Grover (born 1977) Indian actor and comedian famous for character name Guthi
- Thomas Grover (1807–1886), Mormon Pioneer
- Varun Grover (writer) a National Award-winning lyricist and writer
- Vrinda Grover a lawyer, researcher, and human rights and women's rights activist
- William Grover-Williams (1903–1945), American car racer
References
- Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.
- A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: A.-K. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1997. ISBN 978-81-85297-69-9.
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