Greive Surname
Approximately 1,090 people bear this surname
Greive Surname Definition:
From the office of 'grieve,' overseer of a farm, bailiff, or under steward. The name may be the equivalent of mediaeval 'prepositus.' Johan Greve of Haytone, Berwickshire, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 207). Johannes Grefe in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA.
Read More About This SurnameGreive Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 447 | 1:180,102 | 21,058 |
| United States | 328 | 1:1,105,058 | 79,932 |
| Australia | 148 | 1:182,403 | 18,373 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 355 | 1:10,544 | 1,324 |
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 111 | 1:452,421 | 32,615 |
Greive (10) may also be a first name.
Greive Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the office of 'grieve,' overseer of a farm, bailiff, or under steward. The name may be the equivalent of mediaeval 'prepositus.' Johan Greve of Haytone, Berwickshire, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 207). Johannes Grefe in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA., I, p. 165). John Grefe was one of an inquest in Prestwick, 1470 (Prestwick, p. 2). Lawrence Greif witnessed a sasine in Lauderdale, 1493 (Laing, 217), Andro Greiff was member of an assize at Cuper, 1521 (SCBF., p. 222), and George Greif witnessed a sasine in 1525 (Home, 35). Alexander Greif was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1528 (NSCM., I, p. 49), and in the same year John Greif was 'rentalit in mylne of Edylstoun' (Rental). James Greife was tenant under Kelso Abbey, 1567 (Kelso, p. 520), Mathow Greif was 'redar' at the Kirk of Monekyn, 1569 (RPC., I, p. 684), Alexander Greif was schoolmaster in Stirling, 1603 (SBR., p. 103), and Johannes Grieff, burgess of Bruntiland before 1605 (Inquls., 213). John Grieve was a minor Border poet, and another John Grieve, provost of Edinburgh, 1782—83, was publicly horsewhipped by some roughs because he had placed some of their lady friends, ladies of easy virtue, in the pillory. The Greves of Greviston, in Traquair parish, may have been so named from the office which they held. They gave name to Greviston there, spelled Grewiston in 1436, in 1463 Greistoun. Gref 1470, Greiuve 1585, Greyf 1526, Greyve 1296.
= Greave, q.v.
Anglo-Saxon gerefa, prases, like the German graf. In Scotland the manager of a farm, or superintendent of any work-a reeve. It has been variously corrupted to Greive, Greaves, Greeves, &c.
A superintendent of a coal pit.
Greive Demographics
Greive Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Greive Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greive Come From? nationality or country of origin
Greive (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻛﺮﻳﻒ) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greive? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 337,747th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,685,822 people. The last name Greive is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Greive are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Greive is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 180,102. In Germany Greive is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Berlin, where 2 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Greive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greive has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 295 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Greive Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Greive last name are 2.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.02% being registered with the party.
The amount Greive earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $51,136 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Greive Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Greive in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻛﺮﻳﻒ | akryf | - |
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