Modrow
surname · English · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Modrow is a surname, most frequently recorded in the United States. It appears chiefly in English and German, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: nickname from the possessive case of modry ‘dark blue’. This name is well established in eastern Germany.
- USUnited States1 in 923K◐
- DEGermany1 in 122K
- PLPoland1 in 1M
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Meaning & origin●
nickname from the possessive case of modry ‘dark blue’. This name is well established in eastern Germany.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world●
| Country | Share of this name | |
|---|---|---|
| US United States | 2,873 | 56% |
| DE Germany | 809 | 16% |
| MX Mexico | 446 | 9% |
| AR Argentina | 223 | 4% |
| PL Poland | 156 | 3% |
≈4,507 recorded bearers across the countries shown (a sample of the full distribution).
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Languages●
- English3.2K64%
- German83516%
- Spanish72914%
- Polish1443%
- Portuguese471%
Show as table
| Name | Records | Note |
|---|---|---|
| English | 3,248 | 64% |
| German | 835 | 16% |
| Spanish | 729 | 14% |
| Polish | 144 | 3% |
| Portuguese | 47 | 1% |
Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.
Notable people with this name●
- Philipp Modrowb. 1882DE(1882-1925)
- Fritz Modrowb. 1888DEGerman painter (1888-1986)
- Ernst-Wilhelm Modrowb. 1908DEGerman fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
- Georg Modrowb. 1914entomologist
- Hans Modrowb. 1928DEGerman politician (1928–2023)
- Eckart Modrowb. 1948DEGerman educationist and teacher
- Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrowb. 1985DEGerman actor (1985–2020)
- Gerd Modrowb. 2000DEGerman cyclist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence●
Attested in 11 sources across 5 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 341 | #63,263 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 285 | #65,133 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 284 | #69,170 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 58 | #94,441 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 27 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 24 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 24 | #80,780 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 17 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 17 | #99,355 |
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 5 | #107,099 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames (Census 2010 + voter-file supplement) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-09-06 data build · 11 rows in the corpus for this spelling.
Frequently asked questions
- How common is the name Modrow?
- Our records include 4,507 bearers of Modrow across 5 countries — a sample of the full distribution.
- In which country does Modrow have the most bearers?
- Modrow is most frequently recorded in the United States.
- What does the name Modrow mean?
- Recorded meaning: nickname from the possessive case of modry ‘dark blue’. This name is well established in eastern Germany.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Modrow”. Data snapshot 2026-08-31.