Grieve Surname
Approximately 16,541 people bear this surname
Grieve Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the greave' or 'greaves.' For variants and many instances, v. Grave and Graver. Equivalent to Grove, which see. Originally a glade or lane cut through the trees in the forest; from English verb grave, to cut; Anglo-Saxon graf, a grove.
Read More About This SurnameGrieve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,140 | 1:1,705 | 310 |
| Australia | 3,128 | 1:8,630 | 1,285 |
| United States | 2,987 | 1:121,345 | 12,961 |
| England | 2,730 | 1:20,410 | 2,887 |
| Canada | 2,169 | 1:16,987 | 2,438 |
| New Zealand | 813 | 1:5,570 | 905 |
| South Africa | 405 | 1:133,772 | 15,565 |
| Argentina | 312 | 1:136,998 | 11,599 |
| Northern Ireland | 273 | 1:6,758 | 1,200 |
| Peru | 115 | 1:276,384 | 10,837 |
| Ireland | 82 | 1:57,426 | 3,925 |
| Wales | 54 | 1:57,306 | 5,200 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 68 | 1:65,145 | 4,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,943 | 1:1,272 | 226 |
| England | 533 | 1:45,732 | 5,690 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 216 | 1:232,494 | 19,571 |
Grieve (56) may also be a first name.
Grieve Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the greave' or 'greaves.' For variants and many instances, v. Grave and Graver. Equivalent to Grove, which see. Originally a glade or lane cut through the trees in the forest; from English verb grave, to cut; Anglo-Saxon graf, a grove. 'For so raythely thay rusche with roselde speris, That the raskaille was rade, and rane to the grefes.'
Morte Arthure, MS. Lincoln, F. 83 (Halliwell). Fairfax speaks of the 'Wind in holts and shady greaves.'
Agnes de Greues (u for v), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1610. Bant.—May, d. John Greaues, pwterer: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
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.
Grieve: the Gerefa or Reeve, the manorial bailiff. The “Boke of Curtasye” says: “Grayvis and baylys and parkers Shall come to accountes every yere Byfore the auditours of the lorde.”
As a surname the title is still with us, either as Grieves or Greaves or Greeves. We have also Grierson, the son of the Grieve.
Greaves, which is a characteristic name of the midland counties, has long been a Worcestershire name. The old family of Greves held some position in the county. Daniel Greves, probably a member of this family, bought certain lands in King's Norton of Richard Amphlett in 1669 (N.).
Grieve Demographics
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Grieve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grieve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grieve occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grieve? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 32,218th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 440,575 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Grieve reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles. Grieve is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 56 people.
The surname is most common in Scotland, where it is borne by 3,140 people, or 1 in 1,705. In Scotland Grieve is primarily found in: Fife, where 17 percent are found, City of Edinburgh, where 12 percent are found and Scottish Borders, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Scotland this last name exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Grieve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Grieve has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Grieve last name expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,383 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 512 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 121 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 491 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grieve Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Grieve last name is principally Catholic (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Grieve surname are 10.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.53% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Grieve earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 143.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,110 per year; in South Africa they earn 132.34% more than the national average, earning R 552,132 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $52,000 CAD per year.
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