Gern(e)gross or Gern(e)groß (from "gladly", "with pleasure" or "like to" (in this context "would like to be", "want to be", "wannabe") plus "groß" "large", "big", "great") is a German surname belonging to the group of family names based on a personal characteristic, in this case derived from a nickname originally used for an "ambitious" or "aspiring" person.