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There are approximately 6,118 people named Grieve in the UK. That makes it the 1,713rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 97 are named Grieve.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Status Name

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The Grieve surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GRIEVE. A-Sax. gerefa, pra?ses, like the Germ. {iraf. In Scothind the manager of a farm, or superinteudent of anyAvork— a reeve. It has been A'ariously corrupted to Greive, Greaves, Greeves, &c.

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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