Group Array Items

groupArray.js

function groupBy( array , f )
{
  var groups = {};
  array.forEach( function( o )
  {
    var group = JSON.stringify( f(o) );
    groups[group] = groups[group] || [];
    groups[group].push( o );  
  });
  return Object.keys(groups).map( function( group )
  {
    return groups[group]; 
  })
}

var result = groupBy(list, function(item)
{
  return [item.lastname, item.age];
});

Example show, grouping items of an array be lastname and age properties.