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There are approximately 16,024 people named Greaves in the UK. That makes it the 624th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 254 are named Greaves.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Greaves surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GREAVES. See Grieve.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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